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    Is my graphics card dead? - 6950

    Thanks for the suggestion. Prices have just come down again today at Novatech for both green and red which is always a nice thing to see. I've gotta say, I suspect I'll be going back to nVidia as the 670 looks like it's the pick of the bunch at ~£300.
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    Is my graphics card dead? - 6950

    Okay, the final update :) I received the 580 GTX loaner card as promised. It was nice to have that for a few weeks, especially as it co-incided with the Diablo III launch. I was able to bump everything up to max on my 30" monitor which was a little bonus. The retailer contacted me at the...
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    Is my graphics card dead? - 6950

    Haha, yeah it'll be nice to have a 580 for a little bit. I doubt they'll have any problems getting another 6950, though I hope it takes them the full 28 days ;) The guy on the phone said it never takes that long, but they can't guarantee. Either way, I'll have to make the most of it while I have...
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    Is my graphics card dead? - 6950

    Yep, I got it about 2 months ago with rest of my rig. I tend to build a new machine every 2-3 years, so this was a nice step up from my Q6600 (which is still a good CPU IMO). I'm based in the UK, so New Egg isn't really available to me (not worth it after sales taxes in the UK etc). I'm not...
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    Is my graphics card dead? - 6950

    Well, that was a nice surprise. Apparently they're sending me out a GTX 580 :cool: Considering that card is at least £120 more than I paid for the 6950, I'm happy for the suppliers to take as long as they need ;) It may be a PITA when hardware dies, but at least Novatech have made the RMA...
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    Is my graphics card dead? - 6950

    Okay, an update. Just had a call from the company in question (Novatech in the UK). The graphics card is dead as they can't get it to post either. I'm kinda glad, as I really didn't want to be ripping out my PSU after I spent time routing the cabling etc. So, now they have to send it off to...
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    Is my graphics card dead? - 6950

    Thanks for the replies guys :) I did try it in my old PC, which has a Corsair HX620 PSU and an ASUS P5K mobo (which I know works fine as 8800 also works/posts in this machine). There was literally nothing else drawing power as I had no HDDs, optical drives etc plugged in. The HX620 has two 6...
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    Is my graphics card dead? - 6950

    Thanks for the replies guys :) I sent the card off this morning to the retailer, who are going to test it and then get a replacement from their distributor (assuming it's faulty). No, I didn't check the Coolermaster 12v rail. TBH, I don't know how, but my 8800GTS is running absolutely fine...
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    Is my graphics card dead? - 6950

    Yeah, it was just the odd behaviour in my new machine that left that little doubt. I thought the fans should spin up etc, but it's like the mobo knows the gfx is dead and is protecting itself. Never had a graphics card just die out of the blue mid-use before. It's a Sapphire btw. Anyway, I've...
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    Is my graphics card dead? - 6950

    Hi All, Had a bit of a strange one today. I was sitting here typing an email and my machine just powered off. The machine has been running absolutely perfectly for about 6 weeks since I built it, so it's out of the blue. Nothing's overclocked, and I wasn't getting any warning messages etc...
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    NIN Ditches Music Label

    I auditioned for a band a few years ago (play drums btw) and they told me a really chilling story about how the labels treat bands. They signed what I call a "Soul Stealer" which meant they signed over every single aspect of the band including their band name, songs, rights, etc. The label...
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    EU Takes Aim at Apple

    Yep I agree with djellison. This is just getting stupid now, these companies sell good products (regardless of what you think of the company themselves) and the EU is just giving them one more reason to hike up the prices.
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    post here what resolution you use?

    As of about an hour ago, 2560x1600 ;)
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    2707 or 3007?

    Well, Dell certainly didn't mess around with delivery :D It arrived this afternoon and I'm now basking in 2560x1600 goodness. As everyone else has said, its BIG!! Actually no, it's MAHOOSIVE!! Gonna take me a few days to get used to turning my head to traverse the screen but overall, I'm VERY...
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    2707 or 3007?

    Native resolution on the 30" Dell (and most other 30" as far as I'm aware) is 2560x1600, that's a lot of pixels to be pushing around. As such you need a monster of a machine to take full advantage of the resolution and any eye candy. If you can afford to build the machine, gaming at 30" is...
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