Graphics Card (for free.)

[Hollowmenphobia]

Hi. I'm your friendly neighborhood Hollow man. I recently bought a couple new GPUs - two, nVidia 550 Ti, 2 GB VRAM, cards.

They should be arriving today.

This will (if the new ones are not DOA) make my current GPU obsolete. I've been asking those that I'm close with if they need a graphics card -- most of them have laptops or simply do not need it -- but to no avail. So, I've decided I'll give some lucky guy or gal in Ordo my old GPU -- sorta like a Christmas Gift, but available to those that need it or are tight on cash.

That being said, now for the technical specifications of the card:

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03 - Video Adapter

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0301 - Card Name : ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series

0302 - Manufacturer : Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

0303 - Chip Type : AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6898)

0304 - DAC Type : Internal DAC(400MHz)

0305 - Device Key : Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6898&SUBSYS_0B001002&REV_00

0306 - Display Memory : 4095 MB

0307 - AdapterRAM : 1.00 GB

0308 - Current Mode : 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)

0309 - Monitor Name : Acer H233H

0310 - Driver Name : aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll

0311 - Driver Version : 8.17.0010.1151

0312 - Driver Language : English

0313 - DDI Version : 11

0314 - Driver Model : WDDM 1.2

0315 - Driver Beta : False

0316 - Driver Debug : False

0317 - Driver Date : 10/18/2012 01:52:06

0318 - Driver Size : 1120768

0319 - VDD : n/a

0320 - Mini VDD : n/a

0321 - Mini VDD Date : n/a

0322 - Mini VDD Size : 0

0323 - Device Identifier : {D7B71EE2-2BD8-11CF-CD77-0A2BBEC2C535}

0324 - Vendor ID : 0x1002

0325 - Device ID : 0x6898

0326 - SubSys ID : 0x0B001002

0327 - Revision ID : 0x0000

0328 - Driver Strong Name : oem34.inf:cb0ae41415499e4d:ati2mtag_Evergreen:9.2.0.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_6898

0329 - Rank Of Driver : 00E02001

0330 - Video Accel : ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C

0331 - Deinterlace Caps : {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY

{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

0332 - D3D9 Overlay : Not Supported

0333 - DXVA-HD : Not Supported

0334 - DDraw Status : Enabled

0335 - D3D Status : Enabled

0336 - AGP Status : Enabled

0337 - Notes : No problems found.

0338 - OpenGL : 6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)

Now, if you've talked or played a game with me before, you've probably heard (maybe even experienced) a crash that I've gotten on my PC.

Allow me to give you clear information about this crash and how I was wrong to believe it was in regards to my GPU: first, in case you missed what I just said, it was not the GPU. It was the CPU. In my BIOS, I had automatic overclocking enabled. This overclocking would step up and down the processor's Ghz as programs demanded it. In doing this, it made the computer in it's entirety unstable and prone to crashing when a resource demanding game became either more or less demanding due to the load on the CPU -- so it'd crash.

Now that that's over, I have a few limitations on where I will send my GPU -- firstly, I do not want to send it overseas. I'm not being mean here, but to send something cross country from the United States is pretty dang hard and very risky -- the package may never make it or be heavily damaged upon arrival, let alone the cost it would be to actually send it in the first place. If I do select someone from overseas, however, you will be paying the bill for shipment.

I also want a credible reason as to why you want the GPU. If you're intending to just take my gift and sell it, sorry, go away, this isn't for you.

However, you can do whatever you want with the GPU so long as it isn't for direct financial gain. Give it to another friend in need, your little brother, your Mother or give it to a homeless guy so he can buy something; I don't care! Just don't sell it.

Leave me a message either in this thread or via forum PM. I will review the messages I receive and then make my selection on Saturday, December 1st.

Happy holidays, guys.

[Ratchet Exonar]

why i want the GUP is that the one i have is really old, im running a 8 Series nvidia 8500 geforce gt video card which if im right, isnt sold anymore or is sold pretty cheep, i really need to get a new one but at the moment i dont have a job nor the money to get one

[Hollowmenphobia]

Also, here is some further explanation on why I do not want to send it out of country (or, at least, not 100% gung-ho-I'll-do-it!)

Three or so years ago, I was helping my Mother sell items on eBay; I learned quite a bit about shipping during that time. We sent most of our items within the United States, via USPS (a government funded & ran postal company and one that I recommend, extremely.) That being said, they had these things called "flat-rate boxes." If you're in the USA, you probably have heard or used them. Why? They're very a simple, no-fuss shipping solution for items under 75 lb. (or 34 kg.) If it fits in one of their specially marked boxes, it ships; usually for under five dollars USD -- back then, at least.

No other shipping solution has this simplicity or undercutting-price. It simply is not possible for a private sector company to do this. It is also simply not possible to do this internationally. If I am to ship a 3.3 lb GPU internationally via USPS, it would cost $47.95. This is without insurance. If I were to add insurance to the parcel, I'd add at least $60. This would make shipping the card to you $107.95. Why would I put such high insurance on it? To cover the cost of shipping and to pretty much guarantee you don't get a messed up card. I also have to fill out Customs Forms for this thing to happen.

That said, I have shipped to Brazil, Great Britain, Canada and (I think) Ireland.

If my memory serves me right, I ended up refunding the Brazilian resident their money (about $150, for the item, not shipping) due to the fact it didn't make it to them in over four weeks. That said, they did eventually receive it -- in six weeks time. Great Britain only took a week, Canada five days, and Ireland was also a week (I imagined it would be longer for them, if you consider the IRA. ;) )

As more than likely I would be sending it to South America if I were to ship internationally, I warn you; it may take until after Christmas to arrive. I am also unsure as to the route it will take to get to you -- I do not know if it will be by ship or plane. Plane, obviously, would be preferred.

This all being said, I will gladly select someone out of country; I will not, however, enjoy the process involved in sending it, hence why I have to have you fit the bill.

[Tsume Xiao]

Sending PM Now

[Guest Afevis]

u gonna play darkest hour now?

[Hollowmenphobia]

To answer questions relating to it's PCI compatibility:

It is a PCI Express 2.1 x16 card. However, it is back-compatible with 2.0 x16 interfaces.

[RobHusky]

Well my current computer is slowly dieing due to most of the parts inside being obsolete. At the moment im running a ATI Radeon HD 5700 series with only 512 megs of ram built into it. ATM im working on buying all new parts such as fans, case, cpu, motherboard, and grading to DDR3 ram because i run DDR2 at the moment. Due to funds going elsewhere progress in getting the computer parts and case are going very very slow. Any help in acquiring these parts would be most welcomed.

[Arokh Takakura]

Which edition is it? The the 5830, 50 or 70? One of mine failed recently due to severe artifacting and if it's a match I could really use it to replace my dead one. I'll gladly foot shipping.

[Hollowmenphobia]

5870

[Digman Randt]

My present graphics card is becoming quite dated

(I'm a Mechanical Engineering Major / CAD Technology Minor)

I utilize my computer for high-end computer engineering/drafting work in programs such as Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Revit and Solidworks.

A new graphics card would allow my work to go MUCH easier, with infinitely less program crashes due to a not-to-spec card!

At present, it is physically impossible for me to update my system, as I'm a poor SOB in college on a ramen noodle budget. I would incredibly appreciate it if you would consider me for donation.

Edit: Present graphics card is Nvidia Geforce GTS 250

[Arokh Takakura]

It's a match, Hollow. I'll foot the bill for shipping if you can't find a more deserving cause.

[Hollowmenphobia]

Thread closed, selection made. I will be contacting who I chose shortly. I selected them out of need for the card, while also comparing them to the card they have now.

Thanks for letting me do this little gift, guys.