9800gt replacement

[teejay73]

Hi all,

A friend of mine has asked me to check his son`s pc out as his 9800gt was showing massive Artefacts, I actually ordered it myself from OCUK for him last September as part of the system I built his son. Now this was one of their refurbs and only cost £33, Now assuming his card is borked, I doubt very much that I will be able to get another 9800gt, So what would be a like for like replacement?

I had a quick look and noticed OCUK had a hd6850 @ £85.00 and thought this would be a good upgrade on the 9800gt, I take it a coolermaster 450gx psu would run it ok? Also are there any other budget cards that would be the equivalent of his 9800gt between £60-£90? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Jerry64]

Is it not still under Warranty?

 

[Tonester0011]

I'd say get the 6850, don't think anything can match it at the price (unless secondhand)

450w is enough, says the PSU only has a single 6pin, so you'd need molex to 6pin extension (what it comes with)

The card is pretty good, bought one for my little brother and he is very happy =)

 

[teejay73]

Is it not still under Warranty?

Asfaik it still has warranty ( I think it came with a year) but I know OCUK don't have these in stock any more so would need to look at a more pricey replacement.

 

[skylineboy]

if it was a refurb then I think it would only come with 3 month warranty.

 

[shadow_boxer]

+1 for 6850. Will run fine on your power supply but you'll need to use a molex to PCI-E adapter (should come with the card). Should offer a nice boost in performance over your 9800GT too.

 

[cmndr_andi]

IIRC the refurb nvidia cards (usually sold here) come with a full year of warranty from OCUK. It is the B-grade items that only come with a 3 month warranty.

Therefore, I would contact OCUK, tell them the issue and confirm it is still within warranty. They may not be able to give you a replacement, but they may give you store credit to put towards that £85 HD 6850 - which is a really great value card at the moment and a big step up in performance from a 9800GT.

 

[teejay73]

IIRC the refurb nvidia cards (usually sold here) come with a full year of warranty from OCUK. It is the B-grade items that only come with a 3 month warranty.

Therefore, I would contact OCUK, tell them the issue and confirm it is still within warranty. They may not be able to give you a replacement, but they may give you store credit to put towards that £85 HD 6850 - which is a really great value card at the moment and a big step up in performance from a 9800GT.

Thanks. OCUK have given me a RMA, So will be keen to see if they have any left to replace it with, if not I have advised my mate to purchase the HD 6850, Which like you said will give him a good performance boost over the 9800gt.