Calling all computer nerds

[harner]

We really need some kind of nerdery at ltxtech. Maybe a Technology/PC subforum?

Anyway, I have a system that I put together pre-Win7. It now has Windows 7 Pro and ran Server 2008 prior. I get graphic card-related BSOD's on both OS's. Tried different drivers, games, etc. It primarily happens when playing a game and is definitely not a heat issue.

So, I want to upgrade to a new card or cards. I play stuff like Skyrim, Crysis, StarCraft 2, etc when I have time. I have done a little research on what is out there and I'm not looking for anything crazy. This machine will eventually become a dedicated VM host.

My current card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102801
My current board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130226

I'm more of an infrastructure kind of guy, and gamer rigs/video cards are not my specialty. Instead of just getting what I think might be ok, I thought I'd post up to my fellow LTx nerds.

Thanks.

[Fastbird]

Have you updated the graphics cards drivers to the latest version of CCC?

[sick70malibu]

Is check for updated drivers first. Then if that still won't work I would look to update.

That X58 board is a great base. I would look into a new card though. Skyrim and Crysis are pretty taxing on the oldercards. My recommendation would be an nVidia 560TI or something similar. If possible to SLI I would do that. But a 560TI should be plenty to tun those games and still run cool. You can usually find them for around $200 or less. But if you want you could aslo go with a newer 600 series card if that is in budget.

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[Fastbird]

I'd def recommend the 600 series.....those are blowing the 500 series out of the water.

[sick70malibu]

The reason I say the 560 is because they are readily available and they are pretty cheap. Alot of the nicer 600's are still unavailable or very pricey.

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[harner]

I've been updating all of my drivers regularly since I built this rig. When I first put it together, X58 and the i7 just came out and there were a lot of bugs. Now it's pretty solid and is considered outdated lol.

The 600 series is too rich for my blood. I play some games occasionally, but not enough to justify a $400+ card unless I was building a no-budget, gaming-specific machine. Based on a little bit of price shopping, a 560 could be had fairly cheap. Thanks for the tip, I think I'll do a little more digging on the variations of the 560 and shop around for deals. Do you guys know of any forum or online store that sell used equipment?

[Fastbird]

Try looking at the at I 77xx or 78xx series. Entry level there is just a couple of bills now I believe.

I hear ya on outdated. I'm still rocking an I7 950 in an Asus Rampage III Gene board. Only two sata III ports, no native USB 3.0, etc. The 5 ssd's in RAID 0 make it snappy though.......

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[sick70malibu]

I've been updating all of my drivers regularly since I built this rig. When I first put it together, X58 and the i7 just came out and there were a lot of bugs. Now it's pretty solid and is considered outdated lol.

The 600 series is too rich for my blood. I play some games occasionally, but not enough to justify a $400+ card unless I was building a no-budget, gaming-specific machine. Based on a little bit of price shopping, a 560 could be had fairly cheap. Thanks for the tip, I think I'll do a little more digging on the variations of the 560 and shop around for deals. Do you guys know of any forum or online store that sell used equipment?

The forum I am on for computer stuff is overclock.net I absolutely will be more then happy to recommend that site to anyone. The members ate extremely knowledgeable and very kind. The for sale section usuallyhas some killer deals. I got my watercooling parts there and built my whole loop for les then $150.




Try looking at the at I 77xx or 78xx series. Entry level there is just a couple of bills now I believe.

I hear ya on outdated. I'm still rocking an I7 950 in an Asus Rampage III Gene board. Only two sata III ports, no native USB 3.0, etc. The 5 ssd's in RAID 0 make it snappy though.......

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I'm still running an Asus P5Q Pro turbo, E8400 Core 2 Duo and a 8800GTS lol

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[Fastbird]

Yeah, over clock.net is the shizz. I don't post there too much cause I'm such an illiterate. Don't feel so bad about my setup anymore either, lol.

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[sick70malibu]

That's how I felt when I first started off but over the past year I have picked up a whole lot. The guys and gals over there are awesome and always willing to help.

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[harner]

Definitely checking out OC.net. I saw that site before, just never checked out the forum.

I will also look into the 77xx/78xx.

Thanks guys!