AGP graphics card recommendations? - Page 2

Tezcatlipoca · 07-10-2007, 23:55

Cheers

I've ordered it.

Just hope that Ebuyer are better than I've heard

I checked the ATI site, & it says it needs at least a 350W PSU. Which is what my PC has. I may remove a couple of redundant bits though anyway.

nffc · 08-10-2007, 00:47

My X1650 is good. I wanted a silent one and the X1950s all have a fan, from what i could see.

Tezcatlipoca · 13-10-2007, 01:39

Finally got it today.

Makes a change using the PC without a horrendous CLICK CLICK BUZZ ERK ERK.

(really should've got a new one earlier!).

nffc · 13-10-2007, 13:37

Sounds good

Mainly why I normally go for silent cards these days, VGA fans are whiney annoying things.

That said, PCI-E boards are cheap these days - Asrock do at least one for 775 and AM2.

kingbuxton · 13-10-2007, 15:17

If the fan is buzzing, dry bearing. Pull the fan off, pull the sticker off the back, get some WD40, get a toothpick. Squirt some WD40 into something (bottle top) dab the toothpick into it and drop a little bit into the bearing (keep it off the back or the sticker wont stick back, hence the toothpick) - sorted.

Make sure you blow all the dirt out of the heatsink on a regular basis, that is classic for overheating cards and drying the bearing out. Bit late like, you already got one, but for future reference.

keithwalton · 13-10-2007, 15:24

On the note of power requirements your old card the 9800xt (if it was an xt and not somthing else) used alot of power itself. my old asus 9800xt (which is in a box somewhere!) has the extra 4 pin molex connector on it

Tezcatlipoca · 13-10-2007, 22:59

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Originally Posted by nffc

Sounds good

Mainly why I normally go for silent cards these days, VGA fans are whiney annoying things.

That said, PCI-E boards are cheap these days - Asrock do at least one for 775 and AM2.

I'm just glad I can use the PC now without worrying about the damn thing going up in smoke

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Originally Posted by kingbuxton

If the fan is buzzing, dry bearing. Pull the fan off, pull the sticker off the back, get some WD40, get a toothpick. Squirt some WD40 into something (bottle top) dab the toothpick into it and drop a little bit into the bearing (keep it off the back or the sticker wont stick back, hence the toothpick) - sorted.

Make sure you blow all the dirt out of the heatsink on a regular basis, that is classic for overheating cards and drying the bearing out. Bit late like, you already got one, but for future reference.

Cheers

From reading around the 'net, it seems the fan Medion used on this particular 9800XT has quite a reputation for dying.

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Originally Posted by keithwalton

On the note of power requirements your old card the 9800xt (if it was an xt and not somthing else) used alot of power itself. my old asus 9800xt (which is in a box somewhere!) has the extra 4 pin molex connector on it

Yeah, found that when I opened it up. The existing card already had the extra power connector, so having to use one for the X1650 Pro wasn't a problem.