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What to do with old GPU?

MasonIsPurple
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Hey guys! 

So I just upgraded my GPU to a 280x. I'm wondering if my 7750 is any use now. I know that with nVidia, you can use a card for dedicated PhysX, but what about AMD? 

 

If you have an old system, put it in there and use it for folding?

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Folding or just backup if the 280x has issues/rma'ing/dies.

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give it to someone else who wants to start making a build but doesnt have much money and doesnt know where to start. share the wealth of the the pcmasterrace.

 

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You can donate to a person in need. :)

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Give it to me. :)

 

 

You could remove the heatsink and make sunny side ups while you play in the morning :)

I'd love to, but it's SOO low power, I don't think it's even capable.

 

coaster ^_^

Lol, I was thinking about that.

 

If you have an old system, put it in there and use it for folding?

No old system, probably save it in case tho.

 

sell it?

I busted the HDMI, so probably not  :P

 

Use it as a backup/diagnostic card.

Thats brilliant, why didn't I think of that?

 

Expensive paper weight.

I like the coaster idea more  ;)

I could be very wrong

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Had a buddy go to the dump one day, pulled some rigs out of the computer recycle bin. Blew the snow off with an air compressor, threw it in an old case with some other parts he had lying around, and made a pretty sweet little media rig that he hooks up to a projector in his bedroom.

Gaming Build:

CPU: Ryzen 7 3800x   |  GPU: Asus ROG STRIX 2080 SUPER Advanced (2115Mhz Core | 9251Mhz Memory) |  Motherboard: Asus X570 TUF GAMING-PLUS  |  RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4 3600MHz 16GB  |  PSU: Corsair RM850x  |  Storage: 1TB ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro, 250GB Samsung 840 Evo, 500GB Samsung 840 Evo  |  Cooler: Corsair H115i Pro XT  |  Case: Lian Li PC-O11

 

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Laptop:

Asus ROG Zephryus G15

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You could give it to me so I at least have a GPU... (Using integrated intel hd 4600 graphics for gaming isn't very fun, and I can only play maybe 5 of the 20+ games I own... and the ones I can't play are the good ones...)

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Mine is the Gigabyte one with 2 GB of DDR3 for some ungodly reason. It cant handle 1080p AT ALL. Would that even work with diferent vram?

 

I have the Asus one with 1GB DDR5.

I don't run 1080p because my monitor...

 

Pretty sure everything underclocks to the level of the inferior card.

System: Thinkpad T460

 

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I'd love to, but it's SOO low power, I don't think it's even capable.

 

Lol, I was thinking about that.

 

No old system, probably save it in case tho.

 

I busted the HDMI, so probably not  :P

 

Thats brilliant, why didn't I think of that?

 

I like the coaster idea more  ;)

I only have a gt630, I could use it

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you could give me your graphicscard

 

I only got 4 lousy titan z´s with 12gb vram, WITHOUT MANTLE, imagine that, NO MANTLE??!?!?!?!?

(not really :( )

Its impossible to have four titan z's in a single system because they are dual gpu cards (I know youre joking but still)

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