Damn it, pink lines and funky memory-dying sparkles all over the place...I am SOOO freaking depressed! 
NO!!! My engineering sample 9700 pro is dying!!!
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No, I'd never do that to Terry. He's way too cool, no way I'd try and pressure him like that.
I have no clue what I'm gonna do, this caught me rather unexpectedly. :?
I have no clue what I'm gonna do, this caught me rather unexpectedly. :?
Florin said:
Damned if viddy cards ain't expensive things and damned if when push comes to shove you just compare bang-for-buck when you start hitting the price range I'm looking at, I'm kind of surprised by me own actions.Me just responding to a similar post in a similar thread I started over at EB said:Oh wouldn't that just take the cake in the irony department!Razor_Blade at Elite Bastards said:*Cough 6800 GT Cough*
Scary thing? From a strictly unbiased comparison on best bang-for-buck that would be an adequate replacement/upgrade for me the GT ain't exactly out of the running.... :?
Problem/dilema/question?
Ain't the pro a 12 piper? I thought that was the big advantage of the GT over it.Me over at another place hunting around for a new viddy card said:
The interesting thing is the "up to" and then its followed by just Radeon X800 so it is probably refering to the whole line with the XT having the 16 pipes obviously.
Btw, I just found out that my own R9700Pro is dying today (the fan is making funky noises, damn bearings and damn the cheapo PowerColor parts). This comes just weeks after my trusty GF4200Ti had the same happen to it in my other computer, they must not like being on 24/7. Anyone know how easy it is to replace the fans (or have them replaced)? Of course I would love a new card but being a student I'm sort of on a non-existent budget.
Btw, I just found out that my own R9700Pro is dying today (the fan is making funky noises, damn bearings and damn the cheapo PowerColor parts). This comes just weeks after my trusty GF4200Ti had the same happen to it in my other computer, they must not like being on 24/7. Anyone know how easy it is to replace the fans (or have them replaced)? Of course I would love a new card but being a student I'm sort of on a non-existent budget.
Fans is easy to replace, worry not.
digitalwanderer said:Fans is easy to replace, worry not.
pick up a vga silencer. This happened to me too with my 8500 pro 64 meg.
What happened was the paste started to dry up and actually started to insulate (sp?) the core so it would cool very ineffective.
So i would a) upgrade the cooling to a silencer . Why not ? after all it will keep your whole system cooler or b) change the past . This is by far the cheaper of the two
Hey, at least your card's saying good-bye properly, my Ti4600 died on Tuesday, simply shutting down the PC while playing and never booting up again.digitalwanderer said:Damn it, pink lines and funky memory-dying sparkles all over the place...I am SOOO freaking depressed!
Lets see what I'll get as a replacement (RMA-ed it Thursday), might end up with a low-end FX or something.
Anyways, digi with a NV card would be quite a sight!
Well they just don't make em how they used to. My tnt2 ultra is still working fine Seriously and it has been in constant use pretty much since 99 though I have passed it around a bunch.
Anyway dig I still haven't got my x800pro and if it the other thread about the price drop to $299 is correct I will be pretty unhappy about it by the time I get it. (Yes the stupid hurricane did not help it get shipped from florida)
Seriously and it has been in constant use pretty much since 99 though I have passed it around a bunch.Anyway dig I still haven't got my x800pro and if it the other thread about the price drop to $299 is correct I will be pretty unhappy about it by the time I get it. (Yes the stupid hurricane did not help it get shipped from florida)
Weirdest freaking thing, it just as mysteriously got better yesterday and I spent the day/night gaming on her trying to get her to fritz out and just couldn't. :?
My wife gave me the greenlight for a replacement at least...
My wife gave me the greenlight for a replacement at least...
Uhm, mebbe since she earns the family income and is responsible for the family budget? It makes a lot of sense to me.T2k said:digitalwanderer said:My wife gave me the greenlight for a replacement at least...
Bah... an example what I don't like here in the US...
On a sidenote: AAAAAIIIEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
The pink crawly lines just came back!
It just happened whilst I was cruising the web and watching TV. For giggles I tried firing up NFSU to see how it looked by I closed it as soon as possible as it was REALLY fucked up!
Damn it, it ain't just pink lines...they're crawly blinky pink lines.
My card is dying, isn't it.
digitalwanderer said:Uhm, mebbe since she earns the family income and is responsible for the family budget? It makes a lot of sense to me.T2k said:digitalwanderer said:My wife gave me the greenlight for a replacement at least...
Bah... an example what I don't like here in the US...
That's another thing I don't like here...
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digitalwanderer said:Damn it, pink lines and funky memory-dying sparkles all over the place...I am SOOO freaking depressed!
I know how you feel.
My enginering sample FireGL X1 128 stopped working but if I can get two surffes mound IC's, I could fix it. What went bad was the mem voltage regulater.
