My computer is back up!, ... new vid card solved the problem Options

[steel]

After several aggravating days working on this, I weeded it down to my old 6800 ultra vid card that crashed my computer.

So, I now have a new vid card and all is back up and running. I got the best deal I could find locally for a card that is Directx 10 ready, a BFG GeForce 8600 GT OC for $139 after rebates.

Here's a link on the deal, in case anyone else needs it:
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_in...uct_code=346312

[steel]

Played some mwcm and stocks today. It ran fine, and the colors are incredibly more brilliant than they were on my 6800 ultra. I'm running it in 8x anti-aliasing right now and it's smooth as glass.

But haven't unlocked fps yet, letting it top out at 60 fps just 'cause I'm a little skittish right now. Having just reformatted my hard drive and reinstalled everything, I just don't want another glitch for a long while. :-)

The reason I went for this lesser card was plain economics. Since I retired, every penny needs to stretch. I absolutely had to get the biggest bang for the lowest bucks.

Two years ago, when I built my current system, I was making the big-bucks, so I went state-of-the-art all the way. The 6800 Ultra was brand new, cost me just about $600 (US dollars). Funny thing though, within just a few months, the 6800 Ultra was ancient history. So, even if I did still have the big-bucks today, I doubt I'd be going top-of-the-line, lol.