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Title: FS: GTX 580 Video Card and Q9650 Core 2 Quad Processor
Post by: biochem on Mon, 24 December 2012, 15:30:38: I just upgraded my rig and have the following items for sale.

1. Sparkle Calibre X580 Graphics Card Sale Pending

Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 GPU
Core Clock: 810 MHz (Factory overclock vs 772 MHz standard)
1536 MB GDDR5 Memory

Asking price: $200 shipped to US address.

2. Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 Processor

4 Cores
3.0 Ghz
12 MB L2 Cache
LGA 775 socket

Asking price: $150 shipped to US address.
Title: Re: FS: GTX 580 Video Card and Q9650 Core 2 Quad Processor
Post by: jabar on Sat, 29 December 2012, 11:29:00: Is the overclock issue unique to your card or is it common across Sparkles (or GTX 580s)?

Would you expect a significant operating difference compared to a GTX 560 Ti 2GB (EVGA)? I'm likely going to stick to my PCIe 2.0 board for a while but have been considering options for an upgrade from the 560 (other than SLI which will be unfeasible).
Title: Re: FS: GTX 580 Video Card and Q9650 Core 2 Quad Processor
Post by: nullstring on Sat, 29 December 2012, 11:45:42: Would you mind informing us of the warranty status of the video card? Thanks.
Title: Re: FS: GTX 580 Video Card and Q9650 Core 2 Quad Processor
Post by: firebt on Sat, 29 December 2012, 13:23:41: Very interested. Please notify us of the warranty, and if it's transferable and still good, then I'll highly consider taking it. Thanks and happy holidays :)
Title: Re: FS: GTX 580 Video Card and Q9650 Core 2 Quad Processor
Post by: Edjewh on Sat, 29 December 2012, 13:37:32: interesting that the video is unstable like that
Title: Re: FS: GTX 580 Video Card and Q9650 Core 2 Quad Processor
Post by: bavman on Sat, 29 December 2012, 13:41:38: Still a fantastic card at those speeds and that price. I'd love a second one but my psu isn't up for it
Title: Re: FS: GTX 580 Video Card and Q9650 Core 2 Quad Processor
Post by: biochem on Sat, 29 December 2012, 14:52:36: The card was purchased in March 2011. It has a three year warranty. I don't know if the warranty is transferable.

The instability with Crysis 2 didn't appear until I installed the DX11 upgrade/patch. This is a general problem that has been observed by other owners of overclocked GTX 580 cards. Here is a long thread on Nvidia's Geforce forum describing the problem: GTX 580 driver stops working/crashes in all recently released games (https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/524222/gtx-580-driver-stoppes-working-crashes-in-all-recently-released-games-assassin-39-s-creed-3-cod/). The solution to this problem with this card is to remove the overclock or overvolt the GPU.
Title: Re: FS: GTX 580 Video Card and Q9650 Core 2 Quad Processor
Post by: Edjewh on Sat, 29 December 2012, 15:15:45: Don't get me wrong if it was alot cheaper i would be all over it:P
Title: Re: FS: GTX 580 Video Card and Q9650 Core 2 Quad Processor
Post by: blighty on Sun, 30 December 2012, 15:05:16: Quote from: Edjewh on Sat, 29 December 2012, 13:37:32
interesting that the video is unstable like that

I had a factory OC'd 560ti that was unstable unless it was underclocked or had its voltage upped. The permanent fix was to RMA it though.
Title: Re: FS: GTX 580 Video Card and Q9650 Core 2 Quad Processor
Post by: zzAaron on Sun, 30 December 2012, 19:55:30: I wouldnt mind upgrading my 470 since the 400 series overheat like a mother...
Title: Re: FS: GTX 580 Video Card and Q9650 Core 2 Quad Processor
Post by: firebt on Mon, 31 December 2012, 15:33:48: Still interested. I don't mind doing all that. Plus, it's a decent price. Let me see if nVidia honors transferred warranty that is transferred. If they only honor the receipt, would you send that along with the cooler as well so I could get coverage on it? Thanks.
Title: Re: FS: GTX 580 Video Card and Q9650 Core 2 Quad Processor
Post by: biochem on Mon, 31 December 2012, 16:32:21: Sorry, sale of video card is pending.
Title: Re: FS: GTX 580 Video Card and Q9650 Core 2 Quad Processor
Post by: firebt on Tue, 01 January 2013, 06:27:55: Quote from: biochem on Mon, 31 December 2012, 16:32:21
Sorry, sale of video card is pending.

Lol no worries. Probably going to spring for a GTX 680 anyway after some research. Thanks though. Good luck :)