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Questionably Dead GPU Solution For An Old PC with E5200 and 4GB RAM

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August 15, 2014 1:10:30 PM

This desktop pc started to not boot correctly its frequency increased to the point that I took it to a questionable service that I took to before for the same problem that they couldn't solve and he said the gpu had some problem. Now I'm writing from the desktop, everything else works, maybe a bit slower but not significantly after system recovery.

When it was able to boot the graphics were fine, I think so is there a way to save the gpu ?
It was a Nvidia Geforce 9500 GT 1 GB DDR2...

If not, is it worth buying a GPU for it ? I used to play games but I haven't been playing games for a year though I may show interest in some games again, for example Civilization Beyond Earth. I also have a year old good notebook that I use at work but within a few months to some more than a year I'll most likely have a brand new desktop pc and the notebook will be home.

I also wonder for how long the rest of the pc may survive though it probably won't be still seriously used in around 3-5 years even if it works, I guess.

The motherboard is Asrock-G31M-S.

Can you recommend a GPU for this ?

PS: I bought a second hand 9800 GT, and I'm cancelling the purchase. Funny thing, the service man is so inexperienced that it's become a torture for me. I started to have the same booting problems today again very annoyingly. We just gave it to him because others were closed that day. It'd be good to learn how to calculate the total power requirement correctly, also, just to let the pc complete its lifecycle, what gpu can be a good solution for it if the gpu also have problems, or, what can be the problem ?

I reinstalled Windows 8 and I'm afraid to boot again because I reinstalled the OS after receiving it from him and the problem grew...

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August 15, 2014 1:16:16 PM

try using the built in gpu on the mobo, it will tell you if everything else works.
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August 15, 2014 1:56:45 PM

13thmonkey said:
try using the built in gpu on the mobo, it will tell you if everything else works.


Everything else works, maybe a bit slower but not significantly after system recovery, I'm writing from the desktop.
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August 16, 2014 7:50:55 AM

I just bought a second hand Palit 9800 GT said to be in good working condition for about 34 USD in total. I have 300 watt power supply and 2 power supply calculators showed it was enough. I think it'll at least help the pc work faster and free some RAM. Hoping nothing goes wrong...
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August 17, 2014 4:31:43 AM

I bought a second hand 9800 GT, and I'm cancelling the purchase. Funny thing, the service man is so inexperienced that it's become a torture for me. I started to have the same booting problems today again very annoyingly. We just gave it to him because others were closed that day. It'd be good to learn how to calculate the total power requirement correctly, also, just to let the pc complete its lifecycle, what gpu can be a good solution for it if the gpu also have problems, or, what can be the problem ?

I reinstalled Windows 8 and I'm afraid to boot again because I reinstalled the OS after receiving it from him and the problem grew...
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August 20, 2014 5:51:24 AM

You don't actually list exactly what your issue is. It could be anything from a bad video card, bad ram, bad motherboard, bad power supply, a virus, etc...

Please list some details about exaclty what happens.
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August 20, 2014 6:34:58 AM

hang-the-9 said:
You don't actually list exactly what your issue is. It could be anything from a bad video card, bad ram, bad motherboard, bad power supply, a virus, etc...

Please list some details about exaclty what happens.


They just gave me a new PSU and everything has been working since then, thanks for your interest.
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