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reifbrya   04-16-2009 at 11:37:29 PM

My EVGA 8800 GTX is dead after 2 years of flawless performance. Constant blue screens and red squiggly lines after fresh Vista install, while in safe mode, and also w/ Ubuntu live CD. Tried underclocking and it allowed it to run longer but still fails within an hour. All other system tests seem fine so I'm guessing the video RAM failed and I need a new card. So....

MB specs:
Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX2
PCI Express x16 = 3 (1 electrical x16 or x8, 1 electrical x8, 1 electrical x4)

Can I upgrade to one of the cool new nVidia cards out there? 260, 275, 285? even though my MB doesn't support PCI-E x16 2.0? Will my 1.0 MB get full use out of these new cards or am I just throwing $$ away? If I'm spending $$ on a new video card I want an upgrade dammit! :sol:

TIA.

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tonyn84   04-17-2009 at 12:06:58 AM
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Firstly, if someone could comment on evga's lifetime warranty, will they have to upgrade you because of the age on that card or do they still have stock to replace those 8800gtx's? I'd look into that.

Back to your questions, pcie1.0 won't be a bottleneck unless you run at a very high resolution, I have a gtx260 on my pcie1.0 board and I'm pretty sure I'm not missing out on much performance.

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apache_lives   04-17-2009 at 12:16:47 AM
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unless your running a 4870x2 or a GTX295 at high res, it wont be an issue ;)

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geofelt   04-17-2009 at 04:32:25 PM
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First, rma the card to EVGA for a replacement under their lifetime warranty. I hope you registered it when new, otherwise you are out of luck.

They will send you either a 8800GTX or a better equivalent. In either case, it is worth it because you will have a good working card that you can market.

Pci-e 1.0 and 2.0 are forward and backward compatible. The faster pci-e comes into play only when you have multiple high end cards, and even then the difference is minor. Don't worry there.

Any of the new gtx200 cards will work well. Because they are built using 55nm components, you will not even have to change your PSU.

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rewindlabs   04-17-2009 at 05:18:12 PM
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Did it not cross your mind to even google your question :ange: i just built my first pc and bought my first graphics card at that....took me 5 mins to find out if the age of my mobo and the fact it is only 1.0 wouldn't hold me back :ange:

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