new graphics card

[Andy]

oh dear not good.

 

[Matt]

They just had PCIE and AGP all on the same shelf, and I just picked one up, and went and paid for it. Didn't really think to check.

 

[Andy]

yeah it is a bit confusing.

was like that when i bought mine, i was looking at agp cards without realising. luckily i had my brother with me who pointed me in the right direction.

 

[Matt]

They also did the same with the HardDrive as well, they had SATA and PATA all in the same display box. I needed PATA....guess which I ended up buying?

 

[Andy]

oh dear you didn't pick up a SATA did you?

 

[Matt]

Certainly did, luckily I checked this one as soon as I got in the car though. The graphics card I ended up driving all the way home first

 

[Andy]

where did you buy them from? they must have loved you lol.

 

[Matt]

PC World!

 

[Andy]

say no more lol.

they are all numpties in there anyway lol.

 

[Matt]

Yep, they really are. I managed to exchange a 6 month old external harddrive which just stopped working.....without a receipt! (I did buy it from there though)

 

[Andy]

i bought my pc from there back in march, i asked the salesman loads of questions but he couldn't answer any of them and they weren't difficult ones lol.

 

[Andy]

quick question Matt, what are you using to monitor the temp of the graphics card?

 

[Matt]

I'm using hmonitor : http://www.hmonitor.com/

You can download and install it for free, but it will only run for 10 mins, and you get 1 week to purchase it. I bought it yesterday, cost £17, but it's worth it, as it's one of the best ones out there

 

[Andy]

cheers for that Matt, just downloaded it but it don't show the temp for my m/board or cpu.

 

[Matt]

Have a look on their website, as it shows all the compatible mobo's etc. I did also use mbm5 (motherboardmonitor) and you had to select the correct mobo when settingit up. Have a look at that one

 

[Andy]

whats the ideal temp for a graphic card??

mine is currently at 52 deg despite having a fan fitted to it.

 

[Matt]

Mine is sat at 52 deg without a temp.

 

[Daz]

Well that was an eventful experiance....d/l and install that monitor thing...clicked on setting and my pc shut off... notsure.gif

Mental note to self...dont use again..

 

[Matt]

Thats not good Daz, how old is your PC? The one I'm running it on is 3 years old, and can't see why it would shut the PC off. Did you get the Blue Screen or anything?

 

[Daz]

Not when it turned off....after i rebooted it did tho...then rebooted again and its fine...

Pc is 3yrs old ish..