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ndaar

ndaar

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I recently built a new system which is in the signature, at the time I carried over my old Titan X GPU with a view to replacing it when the next generation of GPU hit later this year, however yesterday I started getting artifacting and crashes.

I swapped out the GPU for the only thing I had to hand (amd 5670 LOL which is obviously good for nothing) but was enough to make certain the issues lies with the GPU.

Because it is 5 years old and out of warranty I stripped it down and cleaned it but made no luck, I then decided to try the last resort of "baking" the card to see if the issue was resolved, to my surprise it was and the card functioned again, however the next day under gaming stress the card again dies. I can handle general browsing etc but as soon as its pushed it crashes.

I think I am forced to look to a new GPU now rather than next generation however I am struggling to see what is worth buying.

In terms of gaming performance the titan x still seems on par with a 2060 and would really need to push to a 2070 super to see any real appreciable in game difference? I am just not loving the price tags needed to reach comparable FPS with a five year old card.

My main monitor has Gsynch so would prefer to stick with Nvidia options and play at 1440p 144Hz

I considered buying a amd 570 or something cheap to just tide me over till next generation, but at the same time it seems a waste given the amount I spent upgrading the rest of the system.

I would welcome peoples thoughts.
 
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ndaar said:
I considered buying a amd 570 or something cheap to just tide me over till next generation,
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I went from a Titan X to a RTX 2080 Ti. With new GPUs expected this summer, your card really has chosen the wrong time to fail. I think you are on the rigfht lines and should buy a cheap card like the 1650 Super or 1660 Super to tide you over.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £409.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)​
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Neither card is that much slower than your Titan X (absent VRAM contraints) and Gsync will help massively.
 
Quartz said:
I went from a Titan X to a RTX 2080 Ti. With new GPUs expected this summer, your card really has chosen the wrong time to fail. I think you are on the rigfht lines and should buy a cheap card like the 1650 Super or 1660 Super to tide you over.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £409.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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Neither card is that much slower than your Titan X (absent VRAM contraints) and Gsync will help massively.
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Isn't that always the way with computers. They always fail at the worst possible time. Yeah seems crazy to drop too much when new cards are about to hit, but then the prices and availability may be very low next gen due to Coronavirus.
 
trawetSluaP said:
Would it be worth contacting Nvidia for a quote on repair as it may save you some money of the quote is cheaper than a new place-holder GPU.
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I tried MSI, they said I would have to attempt to go through the original retailer. Apparently some brands are happy to quote for out of warranty others not so much.
 
trawetSluaP said:
That's weird, as the AB manufacturer why would the retailer help?

Might be with asking NV for an estimate.
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Was a good idea, I tried going to Nvidia, who after a run around said it was up to MSI, as they were the board manufacturer. I said the titan X all used the same PCB as you didn't allow changes. But they were having none of it.
 
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Debating getting a 2070 Super to tide me over till the next generation just in case it is delayed.
 
P.B said:
Was it the Maxwell 6GB or Pascal 12gb version?
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OP bought it 5 years ago so Maxwell I reckon?

If you want something cheap to tide you over, maybe consider a 980ti 2nd hand? Very close in performance to what you're used to, and cheap.
 
Its Maxwell. Which is also 12GB, the only 6GB titan was the original Kepler as far as I am aware.

Yeah I have been keeping an eye on the MM for something cheap, but not seen anything yet.
 
Sorry brain fart by me a good upgrade would be a 5700xt if you wouldn't mind AMD ? Is g sync backwards comparable?
 
Ordered a 2070 Super, not the most economical decision been this close to next generation but I am sure it will last for a while. If the next generation turns out to be too good to miss Ill maybe sell the 2070 to recover some of the cost.
 
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