Benrith Posted September 29, 2014 Member ID: 21070 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 131 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 47 Achievement Points: 918 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/01/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 20, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2014 started a topic here...http://www.xtremeidiots.com/topic/48330-computer-dying/ As my computer is starting to die while under stress I think i've decided to start building a new PC. I'm now assuming it is a graphics card problem more than anything else and it seems to only crash while under stress playing a game. I'm thinking about purchasing this graphics card. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-327-SP Does it really matter that my mobo is PCI-E 2.0 and the the card is PCI-E 3.0?Any advice and guidance on the whole matter would be great received. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
B-Murda Posted September 29, 2014 Member ID: 5841 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 17 Topic Count: 54 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 608 Content Per Day: 0.15 Reputation: 699 Achievement Points: 4384 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/02/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Nope, PCI-E is backwards compatible so you are good to use whatever card you want. It may limit performance a little but at least if you ever get a new MB etc. in future it will be good still. That all aside see if you have a friend or someone that would loan you a PSU to test and make sure it's not that. But TBH under stress it can be any part causing crash, from MB, RAM, to PSU and/or GPU etc. HW issues can be a bugger sometimes to figure out cause, especially if you don't have some sort of spare parts to play musical parts with. Benrith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Benrith Posted September 29, 2014 Member ID: 21070 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 131 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 47 Achievement Points: 918 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/01/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) Well i have been given permission to sort it out with a spending limit of £500/600.I think i will start with this order. GPUPOWER MEMMOBO & PROC.my HD would just either work or not work wouldn't it so I presume it's not that. Edited September 29, 2014 by Benrith eidolonFIRE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted September 29, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted September 29, 2014 what do your BSOD messages usually say? Are they driver related? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benrith Posted September 29, 2014 Member ID: 21070 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 131 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 47 Achievement Points: 918 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/01/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 I'll try to capture a BSOD with my phone. TIme to stress the computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Benrith Posted September 29, 2014 Member ID: 21070 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 131 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 47 Achievement Points: 918 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/01/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) can't get that far now. it's just the game that keeps crashing within minutes of being in the game. Not sure what to do...Either way I think i'm gonna buy a new GFX card.Any suggestions budget is £150.00 Thinking...http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-327-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1982 or go slightly cheaper with http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-328-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1982 Edited September 29, 2014 by Benrith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted September 29, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) for what game? This is my favorite benchmark website.. http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html You should also look at what frame rate people get with _X_ game and _Y_ card. Edited September 29, 2014 by eidolonFIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benrith Posted September 29, 2014 Member ID: 21070 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 131 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 47 Achievement Points: 918 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/01/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) It will be for BF4 and future type games really. the US cards are far and way cheaper than in the UK. SUCKS! Edited September 29, 2014 by Benrith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted September 29, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted September 29, 2014 It will be for BF4 and future type games really. the US cards are far and way cheaper than in the UK. SUCKS! Ok, next question... are you cool with running the game at lower settings? And what is your monitor resolution? 1080p? 1440p? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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