What to do with my gpu?

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Hi guys,

 

What are possible and reasonable things to do with a gpu such as mine?

 

I'm not sure whether I should upgrade or not.

It works well enough for now, but there are some cons.

 

It's noisy

it's hot

it's old (Not good driver support anymore. Some games work with newer drivers, older games work with older drivers...)

uses a lot of power (power bill)

Only new popular games support Crossfire, without it, it's not a very fast card.

 

-But it is nonetheless a beast of a card. Still performing very well even though it is 5 years old.

 

What could be the reasons for keeping it, and what could be the reasons for getting rid of it? Help me think a little.

 

-What should I do with it? sell? throw away? use for something else -what?

[TheGhzGuy]

1 minute ago, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

Hi guys,

 

What are possible and reasonable things to do with a gpu such as mine?

 

I'm not sure whether I should upgrade or not.

It works well enough for now, but there are some cons.

 

It's noisy

it's hot

it's old (Not good driver support anymore. Some games work with newer drivers, older games work with older drivers...)

uses a lot of power (power bill)

Only new popular games support Crossfire, without it, it's not a very fast card.

 

-But it is nonetheless a beast of a card. Still performing very well even though it is 5 years old.

 

What could be the reasons for keeping it, and what could be the reasons for getting rid of it? Help me think a little.

 

-What should I do with it? sell? throw away? use for something else -what?

You could always run Folding@Home on another system, however you might need some solar panels to offset the cost of running it 24/7. If that doesn't work, then sell it on Reddit or something and buy a  better GPU

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Just now, TheGhzGuy said:

You could always run Folding@Home on another system, however you might need some solar panels to offset the cost of running it 24/7. If that doesn't work, then sell it on Reddit or something and buy a  better GPU

who'd buy this gpu, and why? lol
 

[techarmyhd]

You could give it to me. LOL. My buddy is trying to build a rig but is broke. or you could re purpose it in an HTPC or a secondary rig.

[TheGhzGuy]

1 minute ago, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

who'd buy this gpu, and why? lol
 

I have no idea to be honest. If I just had one lying around I would personally use it for Folding. 

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

1 minute ago, techarmyhd said:

You could give it to me. LOL. My buddy is trying to build a rig but is broke. or you could re purpose it in an HTPC or a secondary rig.

lol im not rich either bud, just thinking, price/performance wise, I'm not getting nearly enough for my wattage xD, dual-gpu in HTPC is kind of overkill or not useful? watching movies only uses one gpu right?

[sapphirethunder]

Sell it or keep it as a spare. There is a lot people who are on tight budget and look for working, cheap but still relevant gpus for everyday basic gaming.

 

HD 6990 would work for anyone who is upgrading from a cards like GT 210/640 or HD 3000/4000 series

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

1 minute ago, TheGhzGuy said:

I have no idea to be honest. If I just had one lying around I would personally use it for Folding. 

would if electricity was cheap and I had the money haha.

 

[TheGhzGuy]

1 minute ago, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

would if electricity was cheap and I had the money haha.

 

And I have no idea what the weather is like in denmark, so maybe a windmill or something would help lol. (That's not really a serious idea, but you get the point)

[Bajantechnician]

2 minutes ago, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

would if electricity was cheap and I had the money haha.

 

what gpu is it

ill pay for it

[Bajantechnician]

Just now, TheGhzGuy said:

And I have no idea what the weather is like in denmark, so maybe a windmill or something would help lol. (That's not really a serious idea, but you get the point)

windmill.

might as well have slave labor spin the cog

[Godlygamer23]

9 minutes ago, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

who'd buy this gpu, and why? lol

Depending on the cost, I may desire to give it a purchase. PMing me is fine if you wish to use me as a potential buyer. Otherwise, do not spam people with the offer, and only post the offer in Classifieds if it's a general offer.

[TheGhzGuy]

3 minutes ago, Bajantechnician said:

windmill.

might as well have slave labor spin the cog

I'm not sure if there was some joke in there that I'm not getting

[iiNNeX]

sell it or give it away and get a new one

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

7 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

Depending on the cost, I may desire to give it a purchase. PMing me is fine if you wish to use me as a potential buyer. Otherwise, do not spam people with the offer, and only post the offer in Classifieds if it's a general offer.

Lol shipping this heavy card overseas somewhere should be expensive.

10 minutes ago, Bajantechnician said:

what gpu is it

ill pay for it

It's in my sig lol. Radeon HD 6990.

9 minutes ago, Bajantechnician said:

windmill.

might as well have slave labor spin the cog

Hahah yeah... I live in an appartment with my gf, not much room for a windmill

Besides if I had a wind mill and didn't worry about electricity, i'd use this card for gaming. 0$/performance is VERY good

[Bajantechnician]

6 minutes ago, TheGhzGuy said:

I'm not sure if there was some joke in there that I'm not getting

naw, just that windmols are pretty primitive and bulky for the power they produce.

you might as well go 17th century

http://s65.photobucket.com/user/peristaltor/media/TreadwheelDesign_zpsb6fb90b4.gif.html

[Bajantechnician]

1 minute ago, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

Lol shipping this heavy card overseas somewhere should be expensive.

It's in my sig lol. Radeon HD 6990.

Hahah yeah... I live in an appartment with my gf, not much room for a windmill

Besides if I had a wind mill and didn't worry about electricity, i'd use this card for gaming. 0$/performance is VERY good

says you

i have a 1500 watt psu, bc i draw like 1000 watts. lol

how much are you thinking

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Just now, Bajantechnician said:

naw, just that windmols are pretty primitive and bulky for the power they produce.

you might as well go 17th century

http://s65.photobucket.com/user/peristaltor/media/TreadwheelDesign_zpsb6fb90b4.gif.html

in my appartment, yeah.

[Godlygamer23]

1 minute ago, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

Lol shipping this heavy card overseas somewhere should be expensive.

Probably not worth the cost for either of us.

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

1 minute ago, Bajantechnician said:

naw, just that windmols are pretty primitive and bulky for the power they produce.

you might as well go 17th century

http://s65.photobucket.com/user/peristaltor/media/TreadwheelDesign_zpsb6fb90b4.gif.html

Could just set fan settings on 100% on radeon, and see a storm outside.. it's beasty.

 

[Godlygamer23]

2 minutes ago, Edgar R. Zakarian said:

Could just set fan settings on 100% on radeon, and see a storm outside.. it's beasty.

The card's fans would cause a storm outside? Wouldn't you feel it inside first?

[Bajantechnician]

14 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

The card's fans would cause a storm outside? Wouldn't you feel it inside first?

not if the storm blew his house off the ground

then there would be no inside.

just outside