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Replace dieing/melting 9800GX2 with?

Dazza77

Dazza77

Dazza77

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Hi, as stated in topic my out of warranty gfx card is causing my system to crap out during games. it's 80c idle then during gaming it's way over 100c an then system crashes an blue screens where before it restarts i notice what looks like a nvidia .dll mentioned on the BSOD message.

So now im looking to replace the card but without dropping in performance. So what am i looking at roughly? Rest of my spec is 4gb of OCZ Reaper DDR2 ram, Q9450 running @ 3.2ghz. I run games at 1920 x 1200 an yes i like a bit of AA and AF on when I play, as im hoping to run games like Bad Company 2 and AVP at a decent standard. I can spend around £300, bit more if it means gettin the performance i want. Suggestions? :D
 
Have you tried cleaning and card. Dust can cause heat issues. Since the card is out of warranty cleaning it from dust, and applying some new paste might work wonders. If that doesn't help well.

If you are in need for card and want superior performance then go for the ATI 5850. If you prefer Nvidia cards then a 275GTX should be fine for your needs.
 
A 5870 wouldn't be overkill for my system then? A 5870 Vapor X does seem nice, out of stock at the moment too :( Any ideas when they back in should i choose to get one?
 
Well it's a BFG and I soon will have had the card 2 years, it may even be a lifetime warranty but I have 1 problem. When I bought my PC the card came preinstalled with it. But the firm I bought my PC from went out of business, I have no paperwork barring a driver CD and a leaflet explaining how to install the card. How will this stand me with BFG customer support? Or is all i need is a serial number to please them? Anyone else had this issue? What likely replacement would i get should i get any joy out of them? Thanks for any help you can give guys :D
 
You have a very good chance that they will honour the warranty. Since about the 21st of February 2008, for the 10-year warranty, they have required registration within 30 days with a scanned or faxed receipt sent in to prove that you bought it. If you bought it in January 2008 you don't need to have registered it before, you can register it now.

All you need to do is register the card, making sure the purchase date is before 21/2/08 and you are good for the 10-year warranty. If you bought it after 21/2/08 then you have 2 years warranty, so it's still covered.

Send an e-mail to BFG Support detailing the issue and they should offer to RMA the card for you.
 
I sent them an email, what are they likely to offer me in exchange? Can bog off if it a 260 or 275 tbh lol. That card was not cheap lol
 
Dazza77 said:
I sent them an email, what are they likely to offer me in exchange? Can bog off if it a 260 or 275 tbh lol. That card was not cheap lol
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Well, on one hand, no it wasn't cheap, but on the other hand a GTX260 is probably about as fast in most things as a 9800GX2 would have been in SLi optimized games so it is a reasonable replacement however because of the RAM - any card you get will have to have at least 1GB of RAM on it to be a fair swap - I'd say you'll probably get a GTX275 or GTX285. If you are incredibly lucky you might get a GTX295 but I'd say a repair for your 9800GX2 or a GTX275 is the most likely outcome.
 
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