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Help needed. GPU died need replacement.

Thanks for the help, will check the PSU when I get home and will also start searching for a 7970 on ebay.

Thanks again :)
 
Poneros said:
Also check for used 950/960's, you can bet a few more will hit the market now with the 1060 & 480 being here.
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the 7970 ghz is a good chunk faster than the 960 :) I'd spend around £80-£90 though OP as if you're spending over £100 I'd look for the extra £50-£60 and grab a used 970 which can be had for around £140-£150 if you look around :)
 
Please elaborate, how is it more dangerous? Probably looking at a 5+ Yr old psu here. It might even be what killed his gpu in the first place. I wouldn't get to hung up about the wattage. I've run a 7950 of cx430 in the past. It's totally doable and guy hasn't got a great deal of $$$.

Tommy_Here said:
I wouldn't pair a 7970 with a 450 watt power supply that's more dangerous than keeping his current psu. if it's ocz then they're a good manufacturer, not the best but it does as it's intended to do very well, if it's a 600 watt power supply it should have at least 1 x 8 pin connector normally it's a 6 pin with a little 2 pin hanging on the side? if not then I don't like using adapters though it can be done it isn't the best solution I'd look at getting something that takes 2 x 6 pins which even the 770 doesn't unfortunately, the only card which does take 2 x 6 pins would be a GTX 680 which can still pack a punch in todays games despite the age of the card! coming upto 4 years old already I believe? :o if you're happy using a connector however then grab a 7970 like I said though a 600 watt psu should have an 8 pin and a 6 already :)
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Fair enough. I wouldn't worry about changing the PSU then. 7950 would be ample for your needs. Or whatever you can find that doesn't break your bank.

Good luck
 
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