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[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments
¥ola³:
780 = total disappointment
great job releasing a card for $400 more than an older generation card that gets near same performance.
Freeze:
What would be the best 'gaming' computer I could get for £400 (including VAT)? Preferably (but not 100% needed) from cyberpower (I'm not gonna build one) and (100%) needs to include Windows 7 but not accessories? I'd rather AMD but also not completely needed.
I obviously put inverted commas on gaming because I know it won't be great, but it's for my sister who wants to play some games (not really high graphics ones) and family use.
Randomness:
--- Quote from: ¥ola³ on May 24, 2013, 11:55:47 AM ---780 = total disappointment
great job releasing a card for $400 more than an older generation card that gets near same performance.
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Your expectations are weird.
The 700 series is more of an improved 600 series. The 800 series will be where its at, since that will introduce the brand new Maxwell architecture. 600 and 700 brought us Kepler.
King Leo:
--- Quote from: Mr.jacksaunt on May 24, 2013, 10:09:57 AM ---Do you know if it was the actual GPU or something in the card?
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It could be anything, from all I know.
Here's what happend:
I was playing a heavy game (Crysis first time / BF3 now) when suddenly the game froze and alternating grey and black lines appeared on the screen. Upon restart, the computer boots, but no image is transfered to the screen. The fans go (including the one on the graphics card), and I hear the post beep. But the VGA LED lamp on the mobo is on, indicating an error on the graphics unit. I tried switching the card to a different PSI-slot, but same result. When I take out the card and run with onboard CPU graphics, everything works well.
I've got some theories:
1) Defect graphics card(s). Possible, but unlikely, since it has happened twice now.
2) Defect PSU. Could possible fry the card with over-voltage or something. But shouldn't that affect other components too?
3) Defect mobo. I don't know about this one. Wouldn't this affect some other stuff as well? Like not being able to run anything at all.
4) Defect RAM. I have no idea how this would affect the graphics card, but who knows.
The other components shouldn't really matter.
5) Overheating due to bad airflow. But wouldn't the computer crash before this happens?
Mr.jacksaunt:
A desktop GPU shouldn't fry under normal conditions, in any circumstance, airflow or not. It might be the motherboard, what brand is it?