BSOD

[Slytod]

To be honest I’ve not gone back to the game; enthusiasm drains when one can’t play far further without it having issues. I’ve concluded that there is no fix for the existing system, that it probably need a new graphics card, although it seems to me that the one I have never was up to it. What with car tax, insurance, plus a few other high bills needing to come out of the meagre pension soon, I think I’ll put this on ice, at least until the tax rebate comes in anyway. I do have the suggestion of a potential card from yourself, thank you. If all have posted whatever they can suggest it may be time to close the thread. Thank you everyone for all the contributions.

PS Will it run both my monitors without a hitch ?

[jmarket]

It has a HDMI port, a DVI port, and a USB port, so I’m sure it’ll do you fine

[Slytod]

Cheers.

[veeg]

Any updates for us?

[Slytod]

Not yet, but you enquiry has made me check out your suggestion again. Naturally I need to buy from the UK rather than the US. I’ve a couple of questions that you may be able to answer, if you would.

First off, what is, and why, the difference between what seems to be the same card but with different specs ?
EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SC GAMING, 4GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 04G-P4-6253-KR : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
EVGA (04G-P4-6253-KR) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SC (Single Fan) Gaming, 4GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
the power alone seems vastly different and yet aren’t they both EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti ?

Also, from the second link, that EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan), 6GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC), 06G-P4-6163-KR, 400 Watts : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories aside from the price, how do you rate it as a purchase vs the one you linked to ?

Cheers.

[veeg]

Not yet, but you enquiry has made me check out you suggestion again. Naturally I need to buy from the UK rather than the US. I’ve a couple of questions that you may be able to answer, if you would.

First off, what is, and why, the difference between what seems to be the same card but with different specs ?
EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SC GAMING, 4GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 04G-P4-6253-KR : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
EVGA (04G-P4-6253-KR) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SC (Single Fan) Gaming, 4GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
the power alone seems vastly different and yet aren’t they both EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti ?

Also, from the second link, that EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan), 6GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC), 06G-P4-6163-KR, 400 Watts : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories aside from the price, how do you rate it as a purchase vs the one you linked to ?

Cheers.

Seems to be no difference at all,except the price on your 2nd link.

[Slytod]

Well… upgraded to the 1060 SC version and put in an order. Will have to see how it goes when it arrives. Thanks.

[phillpower2]

Well… upgraded to the 1060 SC version and put in an order. Will have to see how it goes when it arrives. Thanks.

Has the 7 year old PSU been upgraded!

[Slytod]

Never occurred to me it’d be needed. The GTX470 takes 215w, The 1060 (which is still a couple of versions off the top) takes 400w. That’s just a 185w increase. I didn’t check in detail but I reckoned the XPS-750W-BES should be able to cope ok without me needing to worry.

[phillpower2]

The concern is not about the power requirement of any new add on video card but the age of the present PSU and the PSU being well out of warranty, up to yourself but would never suggest upgrading anything when the PSU is old and not covered by any warranty.

[Slytod]

Ah, ok, thanks for the warning/caution.
The board’s arrived, not had time to install it yet (nor even open the box) but maybe by mid week.

[phillpower2]

You are welcome

[DOUGIE]

I like that PSU. Is it still pulling good numbers in the 12v rail ??

[Slytod]

Not checked it. Never had an issue with it yet.

[veeg]

Any updates for us?