Teh Official OMG WTF thread.

[Astarteea]

My video card is almost dead, it randomly shuts down. I guess it's finally time for a new PC. So... I need help, dunno what to buy.

 

[Biggy]

What kind of money do u have?

 

[Astarteea]

vcard temp 97 °C <.< fan is dead i guess

I don't have a specific budget.. but i don't want the most expensive stuff. I want a good PC that will last me 4-5 years.

 

[Biggy]

Have u tried to dust it off? I mean taking the cooler and the radiator off and dust it thoroughly and apply new paste to it? It may still have some life in it.

 

[Astarteea]

The only thing i regularly do is clean the dust with compressed air. Dunno how to take radiators off and apply paste I'd probably break stuff

 

[Biggy]

Well, take the thing out , use a screwdriver , take all off and then use some alcohol to clean up the gpu thingy and the back of the radiator and apply some thermal conductive paste, I usually draw a small "X" in the middle of the gpu and then apply the radiator back and simply screw everything back and it's all good.

 

[Biggy]

Also, youtube is chuck-full with such videos.

 

[khaled]

Dunno how to take radiators off and apply paste I'd probably break stuff

asty iam disappointed

 

[Astarteea]

Well, take the thing out , use a screwdriver , take all off and then use some alcohol to clean up the gpu thingy and the back of the radiator and apply some thermal conductive paste, I usually draw a small "X" in the middle of the gpu and then apply the radiator back and simply screw everything back and it's all good.

This sounds too complicated.
And apparently the fan is working.

 

[Biggy]

That does not mean u don't need to dust it off and apply new paste.

 

[Astarteea]

But I want a new one.. This PC is too old.. I would like to play DAI.. I can't right now.

 

[Biggy]

What is a DAI ?

Buy a new one then.

 

[Biggy]

Oh wait, I figured it out.

 

[Astarteea]

I will. But i need help..

 

[Sere]

DAI? what is it

 

[Astarteea]

Dragon Age Inquisition

 

[HellFire]

Get a r9 270. It's the cheapest 1080p performer. It was made for the 1080p gamer that wants max details at a reasonable price. It can max out every game and it won't dip down under 30 fps,you'll mostly stay at 60fps all the time. If you want 1 more GB of Vram and a little bit more horsepower I'd say go for a r9 280.

 

[Astarteea]

Cool. How about the rest? I need a full configuration please.

 

[HellFire]

I kinda have to know your budget,it's nothing about being a fanboy,I kinda have both,but for example,I know you play a lot of mmos,Intel tends to perform much better than AMD when it comes to MMOs

 

[Astarteea]

4k would be something resonable i think