GFX overheating?

[Thadius]

Ok, my other gfx cad broke(see earlier post), so now using a tnt pro that is 8 years old(got the other pc in 1999)

Now the screen keeps going funny, qwwith lines appearing and green spoldges everywhere.

The card itself has the worlds smallest fan on it, so im thinking thats the problem.

Any tips/tricks to help me keepit cool.

And yes, a new gfx is in the works when I can afford one!

[Overdriven]

Got a spare fan laying around? (as in.. Room cooling fan) - at one point I used a mini-industrial fan to keep mine cool.. Did the job.

[Thadius]

Originally Posted by Overdriven

Got a spare fan laying around? (as in.. Room cooling fan) - at one point I used a mini-industrial fan to keep mine cool.. Did the job.

I dont, got a little hand fan somewhere :P

[Golly]

lol a tnt- just spend a 10er on a new effort to keep it goin till you can afford a proper card if its THAT much ball-ache

[Thadius]

Originally Posted by Golly

lol a tnt- just spend a 10er on a new effort to keep it goin till you can afford a proper card if its THAT much ball-ache

Im looking for a cheap and cheerful one as we speak

[Thadius]

Originally Posted by Thadius

Im looking for a cheap and cheerful one as we speak

Cant find any :/

[kiliarien]

Originally Posted by Thadius

Cant find any :/

Do you use ebay?

Radeon 9700 pro AGP Graphics Card + Artic Cooling rev.3 - eBay Graphics, Video TV Cards, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 03-Oct-07 19:06:31 BST)

Tornado GForce FX 5500 AGP Graphics Card (Nvidia) - eBay Graphics, Video TV Cards, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 29-Sep-07 19:42:16 BST)

Just 2 examples of cards that have not had a game problem associated with them. I'd start there, sadly lots of the old good cards have been discontinued from being made new

[Thadius]

Originally Posted by kiliarien

Do you use ebay?

Radeon 9700 pro AGP Graphics Card + Artic Cooling rev.3 - eBay Graphics, Video TV Cards, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 03-Oct-07 19:06:31 BST)

Tornado GForce FX 5500 AGP Graphics Card (Nvidia) - eBay Graphics, Video TV Cards, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 29-Sep-07 19:42:16 BST)

Just 2 examples of cards that have not had a game problem associated with them. I'd start there, sadly lots of the old good cards have been discontinued from being made new

I have tried seetting up an ebay account, paypal always fucks me oiver though

Thanks for taking the time bud

[kiliarien]

I buggered it as I was trying to keep to £20 as my own threshold. 31 pence over!

Amazon.co.uk: Inno3D GeForce 5200 128MB DDR AGP Graphics Card: Electronics & Photo

[Golly]

Sapphire 9250 128MB DDR AGP VGA/TVO/DVI (TSOP 128bit) : sap-9250

somethin like that should be ok?

[Cromcruaich]

Get a m8 to ebay one for you?

Though with postage as it is at the mo, you might of saved up the money to get a beefy one before it arrives