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Graphic Card question .

02/14/2009 8:48 AM

How will a graphic card spoil usually ? Always playing game will make graphic card spoil ? How about with a good graphic card like ATI Radeon 3450 also will spoil easily if keep playing a game that no need high graphic ??
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Re: Graphic Card question .

02/14/2009 9:34 AM

A person get spoiled

The graphic card must work harder and will get hotter. If the heat exceeds the cooling capacity it will get damaged.

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02/14/2009 9:38 AM

how about if your graphic card are good and run low graphic things n will it get spoil ?
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02/14/2009 9:53 AM

Electronic components are not made to last forever and will eventually break even on low capacity,

The chances are better for it to break when used at or above its limit.

My grandson also plays this high resolution / speed games and he has used up many cards already while my cheap card is still working fine.

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02/14/2009 9:57 AM

okay thanks a lot .
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02/14/2009 10:27 AM

My experience with graphics cards has been that the GPU cooling fan gets dusty, slows down and eventually stops, resulting in overheating and eventual failure. So avoid cards with fans, instead go with ones that only have a passive heatsink. If the one you have (or the one you really want) already has a fan then every few months get into the box and use some compressed air (Dust-Off) to clean the fans. Do all of them; CPU, GPU, intake, outake(?) and the power supply while you're at it. A little preventative maintenance goes a long way. Also, sometimes just removing the card and cleaning the connector pins with a pencil eraser and re-seating it will fix a problem.

And sometimes they just die no matter what you do.

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02/15/2009 2:31 AM

It's shelf life may expire

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02/15/2009 7:52 AM

Hello wire,

how is it hanging?

Sort of back to the original theme.............yeah but what is i used 'bad' graphics or, no graphics...........And what if it aint on a shelf............init, you know?????????????

I guess we can't all be Einstein but it helps?

Take care......................

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02/15/2009 4:38 PM

High price does not always mean high quality! Fanless cards are designed for two extreme markets - professional and domestic, and tend to be more robust than thos with fans (maybe it's also because the manufacturer knew they would have to be properly designed in the first place??). But they either need an environment that is basically cool (= a large case) or fan assistance.
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02/15/2009 6:02 PM

Yes as guest indicated heat will spoil the graphics engine.

Or the shelf life idea is technology will pass you by, older units are effectively inadequate for the increasingly intense graphics needed, the ATI Radeon 3450, 64/bit usefulness is fading in this environment.

Fan-less cards are normally of higher quality and usefulness and are made with an integral heat sink. One advantage of a sinked card is doesn't pull extra power from the PSU and fanned cards require you to use a more powerful PSU.

Keep it cool

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