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| Thread ID: 105419 | 2009-12-01 10:41:00 | How long does a vid card last for? | Nomad (952) | Press F1 |
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| 835515 | 2009-12-01 10:41:00 | I had one replace and it is near its 12 months - warranty expires . Clogged up and heated up . I don't upgrade my PC often, and that I am not a gamer so have even less priority for the vid card . Would it last 3 or 4 years just by sitting in the case while I use the PC each day? Cheers . |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 835516 | 2009-12-01 11:38:00 | What your 4830? I doubt it's only one year. Doesn't Asus offer 3 years? And your card's probably not dead. Just give it a good clean and it should work properly. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 835517 | 2009-12-01 18:35:00 | Define clogged up. Electrons going in and not out? | Sam I Am (1679) | ||
| 835518 | 2009-12-01 20:32:00 | I had one replace and it is near its 12 months - warranty expires . Clogged up and heated up . I don't upgrade my PC often, and that I am not a gamer so have even less priority for the vid card . Would it last 3 or 4 years just by sitting in the case while I use the PC each day? Cheers . Depends on the card . Most cards will outlast the pc . But! if you have a card with a GPU fan that gets gunked up with dust and the card overheats enough to fry it then it wont last long :angry Thats why I prefer graphics cards with only a big heatsink/heat-pipes silent and more reliable . |
razzarphenix (2626) | ||
| 835519 | 2009-12-02 00:24:00 | Define clogged up. Electrons going in and not out? Meaning the fan would not spin correctly. It spins slow enough that you can see the blades. It makes grinding sounds as it spins. When the store received the card he said it is not even going to test it because it smell burnt. At that time the computer didn't even display on the LCD. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 835520 | 2009-12-02 00:28:00 | Cheaper cards often do that, it's important to keep them dust free if you want decent life out of them. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 835521 | 2009-12-02 00:54:00 | yup, what he said. I would double check the warranty though as a lot of cards are longer than 12 months. | Sam I Am (1679) | ||
| 835522 | 2009-12-02 01:52:00 | Make sure your checking the manufacturer not the the stores warranty (they will often say 12 months even if say ASUS give 3 years.). | razzarphenix (2626) | ||
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