RIP my FX 5700LE

Egon

Egon

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For the last week or so when trying to play Battlefield 2 my computer would instantly shutdown when joining a game. I narrowed the problems down to the PSU, the CPU not seated right, the CPU going bad or the Video card. Just now I switched out the PSU with another I had laying around. Ran Battlefield 2, joined a game and the computer instantly shutdown like before... Then I smelled burning plastic. Knowing that that wasn't a good sign i looked in my case to see my Geforce FX 5700LE video card on fire. Not only was it on fire but the fan on it basically blew apart. Guess it's time to look for a new card. Any suggestions for a PCI video card? Yeah, my mobo only has PCI slots.
 
I'm thinking of going with this one:
GPU/VPU: RADEON HD 2400 Pro
Additional Features:
HDCP Enabled
HDTV Ready
OpenGL 2.0
DirectX 10
Maximum Resolution: 2560 x 1600 (Digital)
Video Memory: 256MB
Memory Type: GDDR2
Memory Clock: 800 MHz
Interface Type: PCI
Connector(s):
TV/S-Video
VGA (15-Pin D-Sub)
DVI (Dual Link)

$109.99
http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3592044&sku=V261-2646

The next best that I could find was Sparkle's 8500 GT.. But that thing is a monster and takes up more room then I have.
http://www.sparkle.com.tw/product_detail.asp?id=69&sub_id=160
 
lol. that's the first time i've heard someone say the 8500 was a monster. :P

hmmm. i'm not familiar with the 2400 but hey, i know it's newer than the 6200. :)
 
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