So yesterday i was playing swtor... and while chilling and questing with with my oh so lovely sith the game suddenly froze. No biggies i though, it was somewhat strange as my computer is usually ultra stable and i have not have a single problem with it since i bought it 3 years or so ago... maybe 4 actually. I restarted the computer eager to go back on my jedi onslaught. what was my suprise when the computer powered up as normal (felt like it at least)... but their was and still is no display on it what so ever.
My first tought was... well *** its either Cpu, Gpu or mobo... i ruled out the cpu i think because im guessing it would show something on the screen if it was the proccessor. I doubt its the mobo (i hope not too i would really hate to have to change that..) because everything seems to power up fine.... all my fans on my cpu and gpu are working fine. and its seems to be powering the same way it used to. gpu is probably it then im guessing.
If any of you have an idea as to find out how i could know for sure its the gpu considering i dont have the small speaker in my pc never thought it would be useful, now i feel like an idiot .
also i used to have a 260gtx so at least if its the gpu im guessing it would be a good oportunity to boost it a little bit since 260 is indeed getting old. im hesitating between a 460gtx and a 560 gtx... im not very rich so id like it to not cost too much 460 right now is 140 box in a store near my house and 560 is about 100$ over with the possibility of going with maybe the overclocked version (im guessing no cuz i like coolness in my pc and it lacks ventilation and anyway i will overclock it myself if i feel like it.) or the version on crack of the 560 with 2 gig ram (i think im i wrong) wich would go a little bit over 300. 140$ seems like a prcie id be ready to pay, and ill prolly build a fresh pc in a year or 2.
What would you guys suggest?
i like stability more then anything when it comes to pc. I want my parts to last and work well under a lot of stress. I also like good performance and as i was very pleased with my old gpu before it ******* decided it would be funny sto spit in my face. but i heard 460 tend to get really ******* hot. Im i wrong? i also heard clocked at the same speed 460 is only 10 percent slower then a 560? im i right or wrong?
also i have to say in the past months i installed a second monitor on my computer... the second monitor is a very old 17 inch lcd monitor who only plug trough VGA (yeah those ugly ass blue plug) i used an adapter to make the second dvi slot in the 260 a vga..) it worked fine and dandy... and to be honest i could not go back to one monitor (well i could, just like a bird can live with is wing clipped but thats barely a life right?) the functionality it has makes it so im tottally hooked. but could the adaptater help blow my card? or was the second monitor too much for that old 260 gtx to handle. i would really love to keep it tough
any advice is welcomed
Sorry for bad english ..
My first tought was... well *** its either Cpu, Gpu or mobo... i ruled out the cpu i think because im guessing it would show something on the screen if it was the proccessor. I doubt its the mobo (i hope not too i would really hate to have to change that..) because everything seems to power up fine.... all my fans on my cpu and gpu are working fine. and its seems to be powering the same way it used to. gpu is probably it then im guessing.
If any of you have an idea as to find out how i could know for sure its the gpu considering i dont have the small speaker in my pc never thought it would be useful, now i feel like an idiot .
also i used to have a 260gtx so at least if its the gpu im guessing it would be a good oportunity to boost it a little bit since 260 is indeed getting old. im hesitating between a 460gtx and a 560 gtx... im not very rich so id like it to not cost too much 460 right now is 140 box in a store near my house and 560 is about 100$ over with the possibility of going with maybe the overclocked version (im guessing no cuz i like coolness in my pc and it lacks ventilation and anyway i will overclock it myself if i feel like it.) or the version on crack of the 560 with 2 gig ram (i think im i wrong) wich would go a little bit over 300. 140$ seems like a prcie id be ready to pay, and ill prolly build a fresh pc in a year or 2.
What would you guys suggest?
i like stability more then anything when it comes to pc. I want my parts to last and work well under a lot of stress. I also like good performance and as i was very pleased with my old gpu before it ******* decided it would be funny sto spit in my face. but i heard 460 tend to get really ******* hot. Im i wrong? i also heard clocked at the same speed 460 is only 10 percent slower then a 560? im i right or wrong?
also i have to say in the past months i installed a second monitor on my computer... the second monitor is a very old 17 inch lcd monitor who only plug trough VGA (yeah those ugly ass blue plug) i used an adapter to make the second dvi slot in the 260 a vga..) it worked fine and dandy... and to be honest i could not go back to one monitor (well i could, just like a bird can live with is wing clipped but thats barely a life right?) the functionality it has makes it so im tottally hooked. but could the adaptater help blow my card? or was the second monitor too much for that old 260 gtx to handle. i would really love to keep it tough
any advice is welcomed
Sorry for bad english ..