Problem with my graphic card after 3 years

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Hello guys my problem is that yesterday in the morning when i turned on the pc i realize that something was going wrong with my graphic card. I tried to reinstall the driver of my card but when i restart the computer a bluescreen appear and every-time that i was trying to turn on the pc that bluescreen appears, so i turn on the pc on safe mode and i completely uninstall the driver and the computer start as the first time but the problem was obvious. I used the BurnIn Test software to test all of my hardware and as i was expected plenty of errors appeared. Do you think that is the graphic card only or maybe is something else?

Also my pc is an HP workstation Z400 model with a xeon w3550 processor. But i don't know what type of pci-e slots there are on the motherboard.
Do you think that an nvidia GTX780 or an ati R9 290 is a good option for a new graphic card (i think is a good opportunity for an upgrade)??

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I agree with you and thanks a lot

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Check the power supply specs, what is its Wattage and what is its output on the 12Volt line/s?
Are you using it as a workstation, or a gaming rig or a bit of both?
According to a brief search it has dual PCI-E x16 2.0 slots, so no problems with that part of the equation.
How much of your money can w spend? ;)
 
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Thanks dude i wiil upload a photo of the label of the power supply because i'm confused with all this information but i think that i have 2 6-pin connector and i dont have an 8-pin. I'm using a bit of both but more as a gaming pc. I think that the gtx 470 is already on a dual PCI-E x16 slot if i am wrong just tell me. I'm from europe and i was thinking to spend 400-450 euro.

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The current power supply is really not suitable for an R9 290, its outputs are too low to support this power hungry card safely and it is a very bad idea to use 6-to8 pin converters to power cards of this calibre.
As things stand I'll suggest you look at the GTX760/HD7950 class of card as a replacement/upgrade: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32865-7.html.
Even if you upgrade the power supply I think you should look to the GTX770/R9 280 as maximum upgrade/replacement, the Xeon is geared towards server/workstation tasks and is not an ideal gaming CPU, so it will bottleneck any faster graphics card.
 
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Thanks a lot man i really appreciate your help.
If i upgrade to GTX770 OR R9 280 i have to change my power supply too??
Another one question and i am sorry for all that questions: I was thinking to buy a new case actually a termaltake full tower do you thing that it is a good idea(the case i have at the moment is a mid tower?? I am not sure if my power supply can fit to other case and i cannot find the type of my motherboard!!!

I was thinking to buy this case: http://

 
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Thanks man!! I was thinking to buy this http:// i think that it is a low consumption card and also can fit to my power supply.
 
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AMD cards need more power and tend to produce more heat than their Nvida equals, so the GTX770 would be a better choice if you stick with the existing PSU.
The Chaser case is a little...bright for my tastes, but it does have plenty of ventilation and expansion potential. I can't help but think your money would be better used on a stronger power supply and, possibly, better fans for the existing HP case, though.
Power supplies have a standard height/width and 4 screw fixing so unless you have a slimline or small form factor case they're pretty well universal.
If you're in the UK have a look here: Dabs, CCL, Scan, Aria, Novatech, Pixmania, Quiet PC, Ebuyer, Overclockers and the ever present Amazon (amongst others).
That Gainward Phantom is a big card, grab a tape measure and check it'll fit! This is its size: http://www.gainward.com/main/vgapro.php?id=912&lang=en
 
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The graphics card is definitely burning out. I had this problem myself in 2008 or so with my NVIDIA 8300GT or w/e it was called. The 780 and r9 290 are great upgrade options but make sure you have a decent PSU and a CPU that won't hinder the performance of the card.
 
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Thanks again man!! The only reason i was wondering to change the case it's because i have already measure inside the case and i think that it will not be possible for an gainward GTX770 to fit. I think that the hdds will heat a lot and maybe i will have more problems at the future.

 
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I agree with you and thanks a lot

 
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