The life of your video card?

[candacomputers]

Hey,

I'm trying to get an average of how long the life span of a video card normally is! Please post how long you've had yours!

Geforce 4 128MB -> Dead in 4 months!

 

[cjsketchy]

Rage 128, used for 3 years, didn't die
Voodoo3 3000, used for 2 years, didn't die
Radeon 8500, used for 1 year, didn't die
GF3, used for 1 year, didn't die
GF4 Ti4200, used for 1/2 year, hasn't died
Radeon 9700 pro, used for 3/4 year, hasn't died

 

[Corporate Thug]

radeon 9700 pro-running strong for almost a year
radeon 9600 pro-running strong for 10 weeks
geforce 2 MX-running strong for 2.5 years

 

[Jeff7]

I don't remember ever having a videocard just die on me. The one that did die was because I killed it - Trident 9750. I tried to solder a faster oscillator on it to see what would happen; I wasn't quite so good at soldering back then I guess.
My videocards usually get sold before they'd have a chance to die - I've tended to go through them kind of quick. I've used (after the pitiful 9750):
TNT, TNT2 M64, TNT2, i740, Geforce2 GTS, Geforce2 Pro, Geforce2 Ti, Geforce4 Ti4200, Radeon 9700 Pro. I don't remember a single one of them dying on me.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Matrox Millinium 2, running in PC next to me right now. use it all the time. although the colours are slightly messed up ever since my dad accedinatlay removed it from the pc while the power was on about a week ago. :Q
3dfx voodoo3, mom uses it, runs great
rendition Vertie 2100, have in in some pcs, still run
voodoo2 in school computer, running
voodoo5 in my dad's gaming machine, still running great
my asus geforce4 TI4200 8x is the newest in the house and it pwnz everything else in this house
my dads visiontek 4200 is in his main rig, over a year old and still runs(not in his gaming rig):Q
tnt2 m64 on shelf, but works. i have owned over 15 differant video cards and none have died on me. (/knocks on wood)

 

[JulesMaximus]

Visiontek Geforce3 TI500-still using it after 1.5 years.
ATI Radeon 8500 AIW-3 months
Geforce2 MX-something or other-sitting in a drawer in my desk
3dfx Voodoo3-same fate as above

 

[Pete]

I'm guessing most will outlast their usefulness. There'll be the occasional freak accident or premature death, but I think you can count on at least 3-5 years.

All the video cards I've bought, be they add-in or onboard, are still running, even if the IHV that made them no longer is.

 

[CrystalBay]

Hi,

What gets me is the willingness to insanely OC the VPU/GPU's and then someone starts getting a garbled boot screen etc....whoops $ 300+ down the drain. Now OCing a $65.00 CPU thats not as big of a problem(wallet wise)....I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm really apprehensive in OCing my VPU at all...though I have a 5400 score on 3DMark2k3 @ 337mem/357core

I've been runnin my AIW9700 straight since last November, burrnin the crap outta her and she still aint "Tore Up" she's the best GF Experience I've had in a while :wine:


cheers

 

[madcat004]

TNT2 - died after 3 months.
Radeon 7200 - 3years, running
Radeon 8500 - 1 1/2years, running
Geforce4 Ti4600 - died after 15 months.
Radeon 9800 - 8days, running

 

[SamuraiSludge]

Creative/3Dfx Voodoo2 12MB PCI - 11 months, no problems, thrown away
3Dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP - 22 months, no problems, retired
3Dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP - 18 months, no problems, retired
Leadtek GeForce3 Ti200 64MB - 18 months, no problems, retired
Sapphire Radeon 9800 PRO - 3 days, no problems, current card

Haven't had a card die on me yet.

 

[Lonyo]

TNT2Ultra - 4 years or so I think, still going.
TNT2 M64 - 1 year, then shelved.
GF 4 Ti 4400 - 15 months or so, still going.

 

[BoomAM]

Cirus Logic GD54xx 1mb video card,
in my old 486 DX2 66mhz. Had for 4 years, still worked.

Matrox Mystique G200 2mb,
in my old P2 233. Had for 3 months, still worked.

Creative Labs 3D Blaster Savage4 32mb PCI,
in my old P2 233. Had for 1 1/2 years, still worked.

Hercules 3D Prophet 2MX 32mb AGP,
in my old Duron600 & Duron 1ghz (same machine, different processor). Had for 1 year, still works, its under my bed, without HS though, its got a Blue Orb on it now, good OCer (210/210).

Creative Labs 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS 32mb AGP,
in my Duron 1ghz. Had for 4 months, still works, sold to mate for £40. lol. Had BlueOrb on it, but had stock HSF when i sold. Crap OCer.

Creative Labs 3D Blaster GeForce3 Ti200 64mb AGP,
In my Duron 1ghz and AthlonXP1800+. Had for 6 months, still works, is under my bed, with Crystal Orb. Excellent OCer. Went to 230/510, which is speed terms is above the Ti500s.

Sapphire Atlantis 9700PRO 128mb AGP.
In my AthlonXP1800+. Have had since January. It obviously still works, as im using it right now. lol. Havnt tryed OCing yet, cos it still rips through every game that i throw at it with total lact of respect for them. I`ll probably OC it when i upgrade to water cooling, I`ll OC the core(cos it`ll have a water block), and get some copper ram sinks for the memory.

 

[UnTech]

Voodoo 1 4MB used almost 2 years still works (not currently in use)

2 Voodoo 2's 12Mb used 6 months still work (not currently in use)

TNT2 used off and on for 2 years still works (not currently in use)

Geforce 256 32MB used almost 3 years fan started to fail but card still works (not currently in use)

VisionTek Geforce 2mx 32MB Used off and on over the last 2 years in various computers currently running in a P3 733 machine

PNY Geforce 2mx400 PCI 64MB Used very little in various comps over the last 2 years still works (not currently in use)

Hercules Geforce 2 GTS 64MB Used off and on over the last 3 years currently running in a P2 400

Gainward Geforce 3 Ti 200 Used for the last 18 months in various computers currently running in an AMD XP 1600

Visiontek Geforce 4mx 420 PCI 64MB Used off and on over the last 2 years sometimes won't post. Reboot usually solves problem but other times had to install another video card in the comp to get the comp to work. (not currently in use)

Visiontek Geforce 4 4600 128MB Used for about 9 months then failed.

Radeon 8500 64MB used for the last 18 months in a P3 1 GHz still running strong

Leadtek Geforce 4 4600 128MB have used for the last 6 months in an AMD XP 1800

Radeon 9700 AIW pro 128MB running for about 5 months in a P4 2.53

Leadtek GeforceFX 5800 Ultra 128MB running for about 3 months in an AMD Barton 2500

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Voodoo3 3000, used for 3 years, hasn't died, still in use
Radeon 32LE, used for 8 months, hasn't died, still in use
GF3 TI200, used for 2 year, didn't die, still in use (fan died, got replacement hsf from Visiontek)
GF4 Ti4600, used for 1 year, hasn't died, sold in FS forums
GF4 Ti4600, used for 3 months, hasn't died, still in use
Radeon 9700 pro, used for 6 months, hasn't died, still in use

 

[henryay]

Tseng Labs 4mb 2D POS 7-8 years (didn't die)
Elsa Geforce 2 GTS 4-5 years (didn't die)

Yeah, time for a new video card

 

[clarity]

I've had this GF4 Ti4600 since last march. So, that would make it 16 months old.

 

[GenerationYscorpio]

Geforce2 GTS non brand died on me in 1.5 year
Bought another Geforce2 GTS visiontek died in 1.6 year

Please note, I did do overclocking on both of them


Radeon 9500pro 2.5 months going strong! Not overclocked.

 

[NicColt]

I'm typing this on my AIW-Radeon that I picked up 42 months ago and counting. We've been through heaven and hell together. Going for AIW-9800 as soon as it's in stock at local store.

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: NicColt
I'm typing this on my AIW-Radeon that I picked up 42 months ago and counting. We've been through heaven and hell together. Going for AIW-9800 as soon as it's in stock at local store.

Excellent choice. Your replacing a great card with another great card!

 

[sandorski]

Over the years I've seen dozens of vidcards and only seen 2 die(thankfully not mine): Intel i740 and a Creative Labs TNT.

In the same time period of seen about a dozen dead mobos though(no cpus).

 

[Cadaver]

Radeon 8500 128MB version... 1.5 yrs so far (but will be replaced with a 9800 Pro most likely within the next two months).

 

[cornelio]

Hi,

The Video cards I've used in the past are:

Cirrus Logic 5464
Creative Graphics Blaster 3D
Voodoo 3 3000
Geforce 2 MX
Geforce 2 GTS

Used each one for about a year and I am currently using a Radeon 8500 64 MB for two and a half years, no video card has died on me yet.

 

[Jeff7181]

I bought a Ti4200 128 MB last April... I just sold it about a month ago to buy another Ti4200 that overclocks to Ti4600 speeds.

 

[modedepe]

I got a ti4200 128mb right now..had it for 2 months and still running strong

tnt2 before that...had that for a few years, still works but it's outlived it's usefulness.

 

[McMadman]

my most recent video cards
ati all in wonder 128, bought around late 1999, and still in use today (until my 9700 pro arrives)

ati all in wonder radeon, bought around christmas of 2000, it was rma'd once, but is still in use in my second system

sapphire 9500 pro, bought around the end of april 2003, returned due to defective memory

ati 9700 pro, bought off fs/t, awaiting arrivial