Joined: Dec 16, 2009
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Location: North Carolina
Basically mine is on its last leg : / Ive got the gtx260 from evga and while i was playing bc2 i got the special freeze up me and spider have been getting; Well i restarted and when i did ive got lets just call it a snowy desktop
for those that know about gfx cards it basically means it could die while im typing this! lol
Anyways if anybody has a spare card laying around your house that is about the equivalent to the 260 make a offer for it below and i might buy it from you; Im kinda strapped for cash atm ( just paid off the current $2500 tuition ... ugh ... ) so hopefully it wont be to much!
Thanks in advanced guys.
New Siggy; What do you think?
Joined: Jan 15, 2009
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Location: Connecticut, USA
Well, I've got an ATI 4870 (single core) by Sapphire that I'd be willing to part with for $100 (shipping included). Its not quite as good as the 260, but it runs BC2 just fine for my uses. I haven't overclocked or anything like that, it does run rather hot and noisy, but I am told this is a feature of that series of card. All in all, a good card that has never given me issues for a year and a half.
You'll have to give me a day or two to ship it, I'm away at work till Wed night.
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The only problem i have with that hard is that like 60% of the heat from the gfx card gets dumped into the computer lol With my cpu and everything else overclocked idk if i need a lot more heat :P
Not a bad price for the card though with shipping; Other than the fact 100 bucks is out of my price range lol
hmmm gas for work... or video card to play with bk .... hmmm... lol
New Siggy; What do you think?
Joined: Jan 15, 2009
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Lol, tough choices. I've found that the ATI only raises the ambient temp of the case by 9 degrees (yea, I measured. I'm an engineer, what do you want?!), it has a really strong fan that likes to rev.
at times it can sound like a jet, and I expect my case to begin taking off.
The core temps on the monitor are a little scary at times tho... 56 C at idle! Tho ATI claims that this is normal for their 4800 series...
Well, just let me know. I need a couple of days to order a hemlock...
Joined: Dec 16, 2009
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Hah you might need to buy a radioactive kit to keep it in just to sustain the heat from the video card while being transferred XD
I think i might buy my friends 250 for 60 bucks although id much rather have a better card : / lol
New Siggy; What do you think?
Joined: Aug 23, 2009
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Location: Naperville, IL
Have you contacted evga about an rma? I hear they are good about warranty issues.
my .02
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The only problem is ive had the card for like 2 years and ive got a aftermarket cooler on it; I think in order for it to be rma'd you have to have the stock parts. There in a box.... somewhere
lol
New Siggy; What do you think?
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Location: Connecticut, USA
>.< lol!
Well, my offer is still open, i was just looking on newegg.com at the prices of my card now, ~$150 which is a little sad when i think that i bought it for ~$300...
Also, i was an idiot and looked at the ATI 5970's.... and I CAN'T LOOK AWAY!!! such a bad thing for my wallet. but then a voice in my head says, "yea, but thats about the same as your tax refund... you should totally do it!"
NO, BAD BRAXIS! but I want so bad... hmm, i wonder if it even fits in my mid-tower... *hastily opens computer* Yay! clears by about 1/4 inch
I am so far beyond help...
SSG.Braxis*BK*
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if you MUST lol personally im on the fence on i wanna just go without gaming for a while if it dies and buy the dual gpu fermi cards to come out later this year or just get a card to get me by for right now. hmm : /
New Siggy; What do you think?
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Yea the last time i gave blood they told this one guy he couldn't give blood because his blood was 100% kool aid.... i thought he looked familiar
lol
Anybody else got any cards?
New Siggy; What do you think?
