Replacing a GTX 570

Hey all -

My GTX 570 stopped working yesterday and I'm temporarily using my old 4870x2 as the 570 had no output.

My question is: Can you recomend any cards as a replacement? I have a decent machine (i7-2600k, 1k w PSU, 8gb ram, 1920x1200 res) but I'm not sure about-

-Timing, is it worth me spending 300$+ now - or is there a new series coming out soon that I'd be best off saving for and buying a mid-range card now.

-Are there any cards that have recently dropped in price but are still considered competitive in this range...

I'm playing only SWTOR and SC2 and am trying my best to filter information but there's so much to process that it would really help to get some advice.

Thanks

the new HD Radeon HD 7-series is in the process of coming out but honestly there is nothing wrong with the GTX 570.
the choice is up to you and if you want to change to AMD HD Radeon.
HD 7850 / HD 7890 might be in that range of pricing.
nVidia new cards will not be out till later this year but having maybe SLi GTX 570's in the future will still put you in the top tier of performance.
and right now the sweet spot in performance is still the GTX 570.
not saying that other cards out there aren't better including highest end Radeon cards it's just the GTX 570 is a good card as you know.

how'd it stop working, what happened to it.?

Thanks for the replies - trying to not turn this into a tech support thread but basically everything was fine for months and last week I started to randomly crash when running 3d programs. Then yesterday I open up SWTOR and it just goes to black screen, since then I was getting no signal sent to the monitor.

Switched it to the 4870 and it was fine... I mean, is there really any option but to replace it? Even if it works on another PC it's not like I can make it work on mine :S

The warranty is probably still good which means you may be able to get another one for free minus the shipping.

I agree check on the warranty of the card and if it's an EVGA card then no worries at all...

Where did you purchase the card from?

yes, who is the manufacturer of the card in question.?

If you ordered from their website then you should be able to pull up a "receipt" that has the date of purchase.

go on the EVGA web-site and register the card.!!!!
you'll need the serial number on the actual card itself.
then fill out the RMA forms.
might just work.
good-luck.

with EVGA, it's worth a try.

that's really what I meant.
they were SO good to me with my EVGA P55 board and my GTX SSC+ card.
they made me register the cards first and did it for me over the phone.