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Hi,
Around september last year I bought me a 7900 GT 512MB card. In december that year I decided to buy an entire new system because it was a big bottleneck for the card.
So now I'm on my new system and I'm happy with the performance of the card still, but I think it is starting to die because for the past few months, I've been getting really disturbing artifacts running through my screen. It runs too hot quite easily; even at 42 degrees it'll often start throwing random shapes through my screen. I'd still have had six months of warranty if not for the fact that I put a new heatsink on it, which kept my card a little cooler than the default one. But even now, my card regularly plays up. To get the artifacts out of the way for a while I usually have to minimise the game and get back in. Since my card is running at very decent temperatures and I have no warranty, I'm thinking about upgrading. Not because I think it's outdated, but because it's giving me problems.
When I look at what's available I think the 8800 GT OC would be a great purchase. It just about fits my budget as well. The problem is though that the GeForce 9 is looking pretty promising to me, and I'm unsure whether to get a card like the 8800 GT, or wait until there's a better time to upgrade to get more bang for buck, because I can still comfortably run my games with good fps now. The dilemma is whether to stick with a card that has annoying problems, and get a better card for $250 once it's really worn out, or go for the 8800 GT with the G92 chip.
When are Nvidia expected to launch their new line? How long would it be before there would be a 9800 GT or something, around the $250 mark? I live in Europe so the introduction of hardware might be a bit slower here or they might be more expensive than in the US. Problem is that the Geforce 9's are looking like they'll be consuming a lot of power and running quite hot. I have a 450W OCZ power supply with a single PCI-e connector so I can't get a card that requires two, unless I upgrade my psu I think.
Around september last year I bought me a 7900 GT 512MB card. In december that year I decided to buy an entire new system because it was a big bottleneck for the card.
So now I'm on my new system and I'm happy with the performance of the card still, but I think it is starting to die because for the past few months, I've been getting really disturbing artifacts running through my screen. It runs too hot quite easily; even at 42 degrees it'll often start throwing random shapes through my screen. I'd still have had six months of warranty if not for the fact that I put a new heatsink on it, which kept my card a little cooler than the default one. But even now, my card regularly plays up. To get the artifacts out of the way for a while I usually have to minimise the game and get back in. Since my card is running at very decent temperatures and I have no warranty, I'm thinking about upgrading. Not because I think it's outdated, but because it's giving me problems.
When I look at what's available I think the 8800 GT OC would be a great purchase. It just about fits my budget as well. The problem is though that the GeForce 9 is looking pretty promising to me, and I'm unsure whether to get a card like the 8800 GT, or wait until there's a better time to upgrade to get more bang for buck, because I can still comfortably run my games with good fps now. The dilemma is whether to stick with a card that has annoying problems, and get a better card for $250 once it's really worn out, or go for the 8800 GT with the G92 chip.
When are Nvidia expected to launch their new line? How long would it be before there would be a 9800 GT or something, around the $250 mark? I live in Europe so the introduction of hardware might be a bit slower here or they might be more expensive than in the US. Problem is that the Geforce 9's are looking like they'll be consuming a lot of power and running quite hot. I have a 450W OCZ power supply with a single PCI-e connector so I can't get a card that requires two, unless I upgrade my psu I think.
