Nvidia woes... need advice

Caviman2201 · 08-29-08, 12:27 PM

I recently purchased a PNY 9600GT from Circuit City for $125 as they have them on sale... I know it isn't as good as the prices online, but I was in a "gotta have it now" kind of mood...

Anyways, that said, I need some good objective advice right now. Since I bought the card from a brick-and-mortar store, I have 30 days to return it for a full refund. I saw that Radeon 3870s are going for as low as $125 on the 'egg right now, so if I were to return my 9600GT and buy a 3870, the price would be the same for me. With all the "bad chip" stuff going on with nVidia right now, would anyone out there suggest I switch to the 3870 while I still can? See system specs below, not that they matter much for this questions.

Thanks in advance.

Special7 · 08-29-08, 01:58 PM

Performance is pretty much the same between the two, keep what you have.

doublejack · 08-29-08, 02:06 PM

There's no problem with your 9600GT, ergo there's no reason to return it. nvidia's issues with laptops do not extend to their desktop line.

Caviman2201 · 08-29-08, 05:22 PM

I have heard that some of their desktop products are affected as well... of course its just rumors from the tabloid that is The Inquirer... but still...

AsusLover · 08-29-08, 05:48 PM

Seriously i wouldn't worry, just keep your card. It's been talked about many times on here and i doubt many desktop cards are affected. Also the 3870 is a nice card but about the same performance wise as what you have.

08-29-08, 12:27 PM	Thread Starter #1
Caviman2201 Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MD	Nvidia woes... need advice I recently purchased a PNY 9600GT from Circuit City for $125 as they have them on sale... I know it isn't as good as the prices online, but I was in a "gotta have it now" kind of mood... Anyways, that said, I need some good objective advice right now. Since I bought the card from a brick-and-mortar store, I have 30 days to return it for a full refund. I saw that Radeon 3870s are going for as low as $125 on the 'egg right now, so if I were to return my 9600GT and buy a 3870, the price would be the same for me. With all the "bad chip" stuff going on with nVidia right now, would anyone out there suggest I switch to the 3870 while I still can? See system specs below, not that they matter much for this questions. Thanks in advance. __________________ CPU: Core i5-3570K @ 4.3GHz RAM: 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Kingston HyperX GPU: 2x Powercolor 7950 "Boost" in CrossfireX @ 1100MHz vCore & 5200MHz vRAM MB: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 PSU: Seasonic X 850w HSF: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo w/ AS5 HDD: Sandisk Extreme 120GB SSD + Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB LCD: ASUS VW246H 24" 1080p CASE: Corsair Vengeance C70 Black
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08-29-08, 01:58 PM	#2
Special7 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Philadelphia	Performance is pretty much the same between the two, keep what you have. __________________ My Gaming Rig: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 4.0GHz 1.45v Coolermaster Hyper 212+ Dual Fans (push/pull) 2.6GHz CPU-NB - ASUS M5A97 - Samsung 8GB DDR3-1600 9-9-9-24 1t 1.5v - eVGA nVidia GTX 285 SC 1GB - Western Digital Black 1TB 64MB Cache
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08-29-08, 02:06 PM	#3
doublejack Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Detroit	There's no problem with your 9600GT, ergo there's no reason to return it. nvidia's issues with laptops do not extend to their desktop line. __________________ gaming rig - E8400 @ 4.0GHz, TT120 \| P5B Dlx \| 4x1gb G.skill HZ's D9GMH 4-4-4 @ 890MHz \| eVGA 9800GX2 \| Silverstone Olympia OP650 \| 150gb Raptor \| Toshiba HD-DVD ROM \| Vista Ultimate daily driver - E6300 @ 2.8GHz, under water \| P5K \| 2x2gb OCZ Vista DDR2-800 \| X800GTO² \| Corsair HX620 \| 2x Hitachi 320GB \| Lite-On DVD-rom/CDRW \| Ubuntu 8.04 HTPC - Sempron 3400 @ 2.5GHz \| ECS nForce3-A \| 2x512mb DDR416 \| Ti4600 \| Antec EW 380 \| 120gb, 250gb & 500gb drives \| XP Home w/ GB-PVR My heat
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08-29-08, 05:22 PM	Thread Starter #4
Caviman2201 Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MD	I have heard that some of their desktop products are affected as well... of course its just rumors from the tabloid that is The Inquirer... but still... __________________ CPU: Core i5-3570K @ 4.3GHz RAM: 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Kingston HyperX GPU: 2x Powercolor 7950 "Boost" in CrossfireX @ 1100MHz vCore & 5200MHz vRAM MB: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 PSU: Seasonic X 850w HSF: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo w/ AS5 HDD: Sandisk Extreme 120GB SSD + Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB LCD: ASUS VW246H 24" 1080p CASE: Corsair Vengeance C70 Black
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08-29-08, 05:48 PM	#5
AsusLover Member Join Date: May 2005	Seriously i wouldn't worry, just keep your card. It's been talked about many times on here and i doubt many desktop cards are affected. Also the 3870 is a nice card but about the same performance wise as what you have.
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