NVidia 'Fermi' Issue Solved Yet?

[jimusic]

Hello,

Do anyone know if the nVidia 'Fermi issues' have all been corrected by now?

I'm thinking of this one below, which would do for my needs [no gaming], and yet at a good price.

http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=61888&vpn=02G-P3-1529-KR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1190


This quote is from the nvidia forums found here about 1/5th down the page:

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=187401

"What works

1. Avoid the 400 series (and certain 580s) like the goddamn plague. Go grab any ATI card or any 500 series Nvidia card instead."

The entire article is here:

http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/UPDATE-NVIDIA-Fermi-continues-have-problems-according-multiple-sources?nid=8160

Sale ends today.

Thanks,

Jim

 

[spentshells]

If you are not gaming you should look at AMD cards. I feel they have better DVD/BR playback.

As for the ISSUE it really doesn't exist but Ill assume these people have overheated the GPU's That will never happen with the card you posted.

 

[renz496]

AFAIK only card based on GF100 (GTX480, GTX470, GTX465) have problem. GTX460 and below are fine. GF100 problem mostly solved when nvidia comes out with GF110 (GTX580, GTX570).

 

[jimusic]

What about any of these 3?

They're all cheaper.

1. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125405

2. http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD9807&vpn=GV-R545SC-1GI&manufacture=GIGABYTE

3. http://shop.amd.com/ca/All/Detail/GraphicCard/GV-R545D3-1GI#Reviews

 

[jyjjy]

Get this;
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150579
Better and cheaper than those, especially considering the free shipping and rebate. Could even play current games with it at low resolutions and modest settings.

 

[spentshells]

That card doesn't bit stream

 

[jyjjy]

Was that requested?

 

[spentshells]

No but I just figure since it is a media PC it would be a nice thing to have especialy for BRay playback but that is a good point.

 

[jimusic]

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[Maziar]

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