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Rest in peace my gpu

brostermedia's Avatar brostermedia8/29/16 2:36 am
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recently my gpu broke down and it broke my heart. R.I.P. my Radeon HD 7750. it has been temporarily replaced by an MSI geforce n210, sadly making most of my games unplayable now (including minecraft and unturned). rip
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08/31/2016 4:57 pm
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get a 480x
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08/31/2016 5:07 am
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quick update: my brother is getting new pc parts on friday and I will probably get is old GTX 650 ti boost
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08/31/2016 4:55 pm
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Make sure your power supply has at least one 6-pin PCIe power connector to power the new GPU, and be sure to uninstall the AMD video drivers.
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08/29/2016 8:51 pm
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If you have €150 to spend on a new GPU, this RX 460 is a good choice: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/JMVB ... 0wf2oc-4gd
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08/29/2016 5:01 pm
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Baking is only a temporary fix, and should only be used to temporarily resurrect the GPU so you have something decent to use while you search for a new one.

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What's your budget?
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08/30/2016 2:37 am
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about 150 euros. but i do still have to collect the money
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08/30/2016 9:58 am
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RX 460 it is!

I really like this one. Not only is it the least expensive one currently in the European market, but it's also a 4GB variant: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/JMVB ... 0wf2oc-4gd
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08/30/2016 5:24 pm
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There's not much point in getting the 4GB variant, waste of money. The card isn't strong enough to use all 4GB of memory, it will start dipping below 60 fps far faster than it will to run out of VRAM. What I mean is by the time you reach just under 2GB in demanding titles, your fps will not be above 60, simple as that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz5qH2vuOqs
The card performed identical to the 4GB counterpart in all cases but two. Even when the 2GB card exceeded 2GB, it didn't fall far behind at all.

I mean, you look at the R9 390 and when did it ever use 8GB VRAM? In Shadow of Mordor, a VRAM heavy game, that card never surpassed 5GB VRAM, and at ultra settings.

Not to mention, the original poster said they're using it for less demanding games like TF2, CSGO etc. so they won't be exceeding 2GB ever. If you're going to spend the extra, you might as well get the 470.

Of course if the 4GB one is cheaper then it's obvious, but generally the 4GB is pricier.
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08/30/2016 6:59 pm
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1. There will always be games that are VRAM hogs. People said the same thing you were saying about the GTX 960, yet games that could make use of the extra VRAM did. Nowadays it's hard to recommend the 2GB variant. The same goes for the 4GB 390 (albeit to a lesser extent) because as you said while games don't make use of all the extra VRAM, they definitely make use of more than what the lesser variant has.

2. As I said, it is indeed the cheapest option, so I'm not sure why you'd pay more for a card with less memory.
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08/31/2016 12:19 am
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Checked prices again and it seems you're right, only an extra $15 in my region. 4GB is the way to go, unless of course prices change.
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08/29/2016 4:13 pm
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Working as an electrician for 10 years i have yet to see this succeed
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08/29/2016 10:36 pm
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Have you only worked on 3 different things? Working in a computer shop we would reflow it to get it working (sometimes, just depends what the problem is exactly, a lot of people did it with PS3's and TV's too, which i've done countless times personally for friends and family, although not with an oven of course) till the customer would decide what to do, as most people don't like, and/or can't afford to fix the problem right then and there.

LeeTheENTPBaking is only a temporary fix, and should only be used to temporarily resurrect the GPU so you have something decent to use while you search for a new one.

Yeah should have included that, but i'd only do it (unless you know what you're doing) if it won't hurt your feelings that it didn't fix it. It won't harm it more unless you do it wrong, it can only fix it, but the problem isn't always the solder or capacitors, could be the GPU that fried in the card.

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Latiodilebefore you put it into the oven make sure to take all the fans and whatnot off, because plastic + extreme heat = no, so just put the main board in, not the fans, not the heatsink. and make sure to dust it off good


He shouldn't put it in an oven in the first place. I forgot what, but I believe the solder particles go in the air, and then settle in the oven. That makes cooking food in the oven very dangerous because if that gets in to your food, it can harm you.

That's normally only if its lead based solder, which even then if it is a lead based solder (which it probably is) only the fumes can harm, in high doses and such, but then again, you're not soldering or even resoldering, you're just reflowing.
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08/29/2016 8:55 am
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Dont put it in the over for heavens sake. Take it to an electrician or something, it might just be 1 faulty component that will cost you 5e to repair, and puting it in the over will well... kill it totally.
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08/29/2016 9:11 am
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you would be surprised at how well it works depending on what you put in the oven.

Putting it in the oven warms up the solder and does this thing called "reflowing" which basically resolders everything
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08/29/2016 8:38 am
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08/29/2016 6:30 am
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Don't get the R7 370, as the RX 460 is about the same price, for slightly improved performance. The 460 seems like a good budget card; 470 and 480 are also pretty good. On team green's side, you can always get a 1060 or wait for the rumored 1050. Also, previous gen cards (at least Nvidia's) have dropped in price, so you could go for a used 900 series card, although I'd opt for a later gen card.
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08/29/2016 8:22 am
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not sure about getting a 1060 as i was thinking about 150 euros for one so i guess i'll go for the RX 460 if it really is better than the R7 370
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08/29/2016 7:23 pm
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Yea, the RX 460 is a fantastic budget card, and would be your best bet. Here is some proof that the RX 460 is, in most situations, better than the R7 370.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3yhOeCyFLI
Current fps is on the left, average is on the right, as stated in the video. The 460 does better in every test except in Far Cry Primal; the 370 takes the lead there.

If you're going to get a 460, get the 2GB version, as the 4GB version is more money, for nearly identical performance. Even in titles that exceed 2GB of VRAM, the 2GB version doesn't fall far behind. Not to mention you might as well get the 470 over the 460 4GB variant. 2GB is the clear winner.

Lastly, what CPU are you using, and at what resolution do you play at? Just want to make sure this card will best suit your needs.
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08/30/2016 2:35 am
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brostermedia
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at the moment i still have an i3 and i used to play at 1920x1080. i was thinking of upgrading to an i5 but then this happened
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08/30/2016 3:28 am
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At 1080p, the RX 460 2GB will be just fine, and with an i3 there should be no bottleneck. If you plan to play newer, more demanding titles, be prepared to reduce the visuals or play at 30 fps, but for the price you can't go wrong.

Upgrading to an i5 would be a worthy upgrade, but obviously get the GPU first.
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08/30/2016 4:00 am
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i usually play games like cs:go tf2 unturned minecraft and elsword and record it. so it should be fine as my old GPU could run it just fine. and it was quite obvious to get the GPU first as i do not want to play on 1024×768 to play a 7 years old game
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08/29/2016 4:28 am
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In the defense of us all. You had a Radeon.
So this was going to happen at one point.
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08/29/2016 5:18 am
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brostermedia
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i would have liked to get a gtx 650 but my parents said this one was cheaper (not by much) and they were presistant as hell so i ended up with this
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08/29/2016 4:22 am
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before you put it into the oven make sure to take all the fans and whatnot off, because plastic + extreme heat = no, so just put the main board in, not the fans, not the heatsink. and make sure to dust it off good
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08/29/2016 7:36 pm
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He shouldn't put it in an oven in the first place. I forgot what, but I believe the solder particles go in the air, and then settle in the oven. That makes cooking food in the oven very dangerous because if that gets in to your food, it can harm you.
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08/29/2016 5:16 am
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brostermedia
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yeah that was pretty obvious
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08/29/2016 3:07 am
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Killertoad
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put it in an oven and see if it brings life back to it.

only do it if you're comfortable with it though, if you're going to throw it out, then it won't hurt
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08/29/2016 3:23 am
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i have heard from some people that only works when it's about to die and not dead yet but i'll see what my dad says about it.
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08/29/2016 4:14 am
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Killertoad
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Nah, it works with dead ones too. Another option is to get a hair dryer and blow onto all the capacitors, but the oven trick is better.

You can find another GPU somewhat cheap now, like ebay, or gpushack
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08/29/2016 5:19 am
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brostermedia
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i could try it but i was thinking of geting either a gtx 650 next or a r7 370 because i need a replacement for this n210 as fast as possible. the only problem is i either need to find a job now or wait 6 months to get 150 euros or something and miss out on Pokémon sun. life is hard
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