7600GT fried ... now what ???

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animepunk2103

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My EVGA 256mb 7600gt died on me after 1 1/2 years of use. Im wanting to get a card like it maybe a little better. I was kinda wanting to get away from Nvidia and try out ATI. Any suggestions ???

I am a budget gamer and a graphics noob ... nothing high end please ... i play mostly Guild Wars, C&C 3, and The Settlers. I do like to max out the resoloution to 1440x900.

Thanks for any help!!
 
Go for a 3850. Great card and it wont kill you wallet. It will be a nice upgrade from your 7600gt also.
 
animepunk2103 said:
My EVGA 256mb 7600gt died on me after 1 1/2 years of use. Im wanting to get a card like it maybe a little better. I was kinda wanting to get away from Nvidia and try out ATI. Any suggestions ???

I am a budget gamer and a graphics noob ... nothing high end please ... i play mostly Guild Wars, C&C 3, and The Settlers. I do like to max out the resoloution to 1440x900.

Thanks for any help!!
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RMA it!
 
animepunk2103 said:
I just assumed that it had less than 1 year of warranty support. 4 capicitors blew up on the thing so I threw it in the trash can. Im using onboard graphics right now.
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You can replace the capacitors, and it might/probably will work again. If the trash hasnt been picked up yet. If it hasnt, and you dont want to fix it, send it my way :D
 
animepunk2103 said:
I just assumed that it had less than 1 year of warranty support. 4 capicitors blew up on the thing so I threw it in the trash can. Im using onboard graphics right now.
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It depends on the brand. Did you ever register it? There's still a chance for an RMA.
 
I just picked up a EVGA 8800 GT for $160 at newegg. I think its probably the best bang for your buck right now.

They also had the 8800 GS for like 109 I think and it came with CoD 4. The GS would run those games you listed with ease.
 
Anime_Fan said:
I just picked up a EVGA 8800 GT for $160 at newegg. I think its probably the best bang for your buck right now.

They also had the 8800 GS for like 109 I think and it came with CoD 4. The GS would run those games you listed with ease.
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Either the 8800GT or 8800GS, even an 8600gt would be fine for what you want to use it for.
 
Assuming the OP is on a PCI-E mobo, I'd recommend the 9600GT or the 8800GT if he can't RMA his dead card.
 
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