Lifetime of a 9600xt

[Preti9cboi]

What do you guys think the average lifetime of a 9600xt is?
My 9600xt is a little over two years old and i wanted to give it to my parents.
Do you think it's going to die anytime soon?

I'm asking this because my old nvida card died in 3 years. Should I just up and sell it for 50 bucks or give it to my parents?

 

[imported_llama]

im not sure, my 9800 died after 13 months

 

[Preti9cboi]

only 13 months?!?! lol
how?? Did you over clock it? I'm just curious so i dont make the same mistake.

 

[sundev]

Originally posted by: llama
im not sure, my 9800 died after 13 months

That's just crazy.. do the newer cards not last as long or something? My 8500 is 4 years old and still going strong (except for the fan which started making noises, but no big deal).

 

[clickynext]

Without overclocking or any kind of mods, unless the card has some kind of problem with it, should last at least five years. The fans on cards sometimes do die, though, and need to be replaced or heat may kill the card.

 

[apoppin]

the warranty is 3 years

 

[lavaheadache]

Originally posted by: Preti9cboi
What do you guys think the average lifetime of a 9600xt is?
My 9600xt is a little over two years old and i wanted to give it to my parents.
Do you think it's going to die anytime soon?

I'm asking this because my old nvida card died in 3 years. Should I just up and sell it for 50 bucks or give it to my parents?

$50? I think you should sell it. I got paypal ready....

 

[dug777]

it's still a very capable card, and should last at least five years, probably a lot more if you don't overclock

i'd sell it unless your parents plan to game, as it is massive overkill for a non-gaming/CAD/VIS computer

 

[shimsham]

same as the posters above me. as long as you fix the fan when/if it breaks, it should last as long as they have their computer. but i would add that making sure they have decent quality parts would be a factor in the life expectancy.

edti: do your parents need a new card? do they even need that much power in a video card? if not, you might want to just keep it on the shelf as a back-up in case your current card goes bad and for testing purposes.

 

[Preti9cboi]

Hey, thanks for the advice.
My parents actually dont do any gaming, lol.

They just want a new pc so i figure i can give them my parts since i am upgrading to a PCI-E motherboard.

Anyone have any good recommendations for a good none gameing video card? Just something used to surf.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: Preti9cboi
Hey, thanks for the advice.
My parents actually dont do any gaming, lol.

They just want a new pc so i figure i can give them my parts since i am upgrading to a PCI-E motherboard.

Anyone have any good recommendations for a good none gameing video card? Just something used to surf.

a 6200 ideally, or for cheap, a 9200SE or a 5200.

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: Preti9cboi
Hey, thanks for the advice.
My parents actually dont do any gaming, lol.

They just want a new pc so i figure i can give them my parts since i am upgrading to a PCI-E motherboard.

Anyone have any good recommendations for a good none gameing video card? Just something used to surf.

ah, if youre going pcie then the keeping it is kinda pointless. put it in their machine, just in case you ever have to game on it in an emergency.

 

[OS]

if you don't molest it, it should last the life of the computer.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: OS
if you don't molest it, it should last the life of the computer.

:shocked:

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Cards don't die like that. I've been sitting on my Radeon AIW (ORIGINAL) 32mb DDR for 4 years now. I have a Voodoo 3 2000 PCI still running today =). That's like 5+ years old.

 

[fstime]

Should last a long time.