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 From:  graphitone  
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)     
41842.10 In reply to 41842.9 
You won't have when you over volt it.
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)  
 To:  graphitone     
41842.11 In reply to 41842.10 
I'm drawing up a shopping list for a new pc build.

Which is better: Radeon RX470 or GF GT 740?

 
“Hillary received more votes for president than any white male in U.S. history. Including Donald Trump.
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 From:  cynicoid   
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41842.12 
Don't have an option in the BIOS for AGP voltage anyway, there are options for HT,NB,NB 1.8v and SB voltages though. Don't know what they mean so not messing.

New PSU it is then.

I do remember Trig though, haven't read any of his posts since he was stuck in the sanitarium - is he still around ? And that fella who thought the CIA/FBI/NSA were camping in his loft and assasinating everyone he knows !!
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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)  
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)     
41842.13 In reply to 41842.9 
Yes! More than one. But they're in a box of random bits in the attic.

Me
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 From:  Chris (CHRISSS)  
 To:  cynicoid      
41842.14 In reply to 41842.12 
Oh yeah, the sanatorium. I'd forgotten about that :)

Me
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 From:  graphitone  
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)     
41842.15 In reply to 41842.11 
No idea. I bought my current card about 6 years ago, so it's ancient in tech terms, but still plays everything I want it to. I haven't really kept up with numbers and models since then. However for a decent card you'd probably be looking to spend around £200. Which is probably about $20 these days.
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 From:  koswix  
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)     
41842.16 In reply to 41842.11 
If you Linux you want nvidea, or so someone said once and I'm clinging to it because I don't do keeping up with tech anymore.

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 From:  cynicoid   
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41842.17 
It was the displayport to VGA adapter causing the problem.

The card only has digital outputs, I needed an adapter to convert the signal to analogue to work with my VGA monitor, but the card couldn't supply enough voltage to power the adapter.

Bought a HDMI to VGA adapter that has a 5v USB input for £5.99 and have had no problems since. Cheaper than a new PSU !
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS  
 To:  cynicoid      
41842.18 In reply to 41842.17 
Worth spending that £90 on a new LCD monitor?

Unless your current monitor is special?
 
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 From:  cynicoid   
 To:  ANT_THOMAS     
41842.19 In reply to 41842.18 
It is an LCD monitor, only a couple of years old, just not a digital one.

Works perfectly well, why should I change it ? Any advantage to a HDMI/DVI-D monitor over a standard VGA one, both just a means of displaying an image after all.

Quality might be better, refresh rates and response times faster - but would I really notice any difference, I mean a really noticeable difference ? I can barely tell the difference between a standard TV picture and a high-def one !
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS  
 To:  cynicoid      
41842.20 In reply to 41842.19 
That's fair enough then, thought you could be using a CRT.
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)  
 To:  ANT_THOMAS     
41842.21 In reply to 41842.20 
If you have a flat-panel display and a hurricane blows out your windows, the flat-panel would fly across the room like cheap cardboard, and your desk would flip over, smashing your pc to the floor.

 :-(

But if you have a CRT display it won't even budge, and all you would get is some water damage.

 :-)

And, since you are likely to also have an obsolete pc, you won't even care.

 :-D
“Hillary received more votes for president than any white male in U.S. history. Including Donald Trump.
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