I am not impressed just over 2 years old gone :o, had to use recovery disc after several BSOD did not believe it was the card.
Default settings very little games played, mainly used for Media center.
Got the pleasure of seeing Norton again ;D
Question should I buy another one was mine from a faulty batch, or should I consider something else?
Thanks
Dennis
It depands on how much money you can pay for the new one.
And the purpose of your PC.
Perhaps you can go for another video card. The 7600 is an old(er) card and there are some other good cheap cards available at the moment.
Do you have the latest BIOS version ?
eXPerience
Depends on what you want to play/do… Need more info.
Vista x 32 Home P. like I said mainly for Media center playing recorded TV films/programs, anything else does not require a better card than what I have now.
You get a better picture with digital rather than analog.
My previous desktop bought in 99 never gave me any hardware problems in 8 years.
What I really would like to know are Nvidia Geforce cards expected to last more than 2 years.
Thanks
Dennis
Ofcourse. Anything\everything will last as well as it is made 
GT220 :-TU
What I really would like to know are Nvidia Geforce cards expected to last more than 2 years.Thanks
Dennis
Nobody knows…
Some people use their VGA for 1,2,3~ years.
But some of them use for 1,2,3 ~months.
The average is 2~3years.
+1 the gt220 is a card that’s more than decent
eXPerience
Most of 7, 8 series had been stopped produced.
And all of 7, 8 series will not be produced sooner or later.
GT210, 220 series will replace some of 7, 8 series.
This is NVIDIA’s plan.
Dennis2 can buy gt210.
But I recommend gt220.
Don’t forget the gt240 ;).
I wish I could change my graphic card in my laptop… but I’m afraid that’s not possible 
eXPerience
Thanks for the info and recommendation.
Thanks
Dennis
gt240 has not been released yet.
It’s between 9600gt and 9800gt.
So it will replace 9600gt.
I wish I could change my graphic card in my laptop... but I'm afraid that's not possible :(eXPerience
It is possible to change it like DELL does.
But you need to ask your laptop manufacturer first, they have it or not.
I thought everything was attached to the motherboard?
I have a XPS1530 with a 8600GT DDR3.
Are you sure it is possible ? :a0
eXPerience
It depands on laptops.
Some laptops can change graphic card but most of them can’t.
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