8800 GTS (640mb) Replacement?

[Dano]

My BFG 8800 has just started artifacting yesterday

Going to attempt baking it later but in the meantime what's a reasonable equivalent these days?

Thanks

 

[jigger]

A HD5670 would be fair bit faster I think, but something like a HD5750 would batter it.

please don't bake you card. Use a something like a heat gun.

 

[Dano]

I don't have a heat gun or any idea where to point it

 

[straxusii]

You need to give a budget but you are looking at:

gtx 460 768mb>gtx460 1GB->GTX470->5870->gtx480

As the best cards in the price bracket (470 just shading the 5850 these days IMHO)

 

[Dano]

I just want something with similar capabilities, anything too powerful is going to be bottlenecked by my aging E6600 I'd think. Around the £100 mark and well below would be preferable.

 

[jigger]

This is what I would go for.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-071-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1833

Or maybe this as its got a 2 year warranty.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-135-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938

 

[straxusii]

In that case a 4870 or 4890

This week only : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-079-GW&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938

 

[Dano]

Hmmm... the only thing that concerns me with that is the 3 month warranty, why is it GradeA OEM? Returned, faulty and fixed?

 

[jigger]

They come pre baked

 

[Rroff]

E6600 aslong as its running 3gig or higher still does fairly well even with recent graphic cards.

The 8800GT is probably a good shout as a direct replacement - good price still great performance.

A GTX460 would run very sweet even on a E6600 tho aslong as its running 3gig or higher (almost every single E6600 in existance will do 3gig perfectly safe on stock voltage).

 

[straxusii]

Ah didnt see that, I'd avoid

But you can get a second hand 4870 for under ~£50 and it will be a good upgrade on the 8800gts

 

[straxusii]

E6600 aslong as its running 3gig or higher still does fairly well even with recent graphic cards.

The 8800GT is probably a good shout as a direct replacement - good price still great performance.

Nah 4870 owns it bad (about 50% faster)

 

[straxusii]

E6600 aslong as its running 3gig or higher still does fairly well even with recent graphic cards.

+1

 

[Rroff]

Nah 4870 owns it bad (about 50% faster)

Its also around £30 more expensive unless you shop second hand.

 

[rounddodger]

I just want something with similar capabilities, anything too powerful is going to be bottlenecked by my aging E6600 I'd think. Around the £100 mark and well below would be preferable.

You'd be surprised, the E6600 (overclocked) is less of a bottleneck than ya think. The 470 yielded a 25%-40% increase over my 280.

 

[Dano]

Mine wont overclock, have had it up to 2.6Ghz before and everything appeared stable, prime, 90% of games and all desktop usage but IL2 caused BSOD's which were fixed by going back to stock.

 

[Dano]

Operation bake successful, we shall see how long it lasts for...