Need graphics card or a fix - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Impureclient · 06-10-2018, 06:30 PM

I'm running a NVIDIA 7800GT/driver 9.18.13.908. It's a dinosaur I know and since I don't play PC games any more I wasn't planning on updating it.
Now the problem is I can't use Google maps in 3d. If I go to Google Earth, I can navigate a little and then , it goes black.
Could be drivers and could just be it's getting tired, not sure. I had some artifacting and updating the drivers helped that a while ago.
I tried a bunch of things by searching "Google maps 3d mode" and got nowhere. Apparently I am running in "Lite mode" which will not allow 3d rendering on the maps.

Any computer dudes have any ideas or should I just get a new card? Don't really want to update since we are in a retard age of graphics cards right now.
I built my son a gaming rig 4 years ago with a GTX970 and the card in there actually stayed the same price....4 years later, that's bonkers.

why? · 06-10-2018, 06:50 PM

you can get a cheap amd rx 550 for $115 and never have to worry about it for another 5-10 years. Might as well, especially if you are not gaming. amazon.

mav1178 · 06-11-2018, 12:55 PM

You can get any entry level discrete graphics card for under $50 that will do what you need.

Azzudien · 06-11-2018, 01:14 PM

Not sure of your budget but you can get a brand new computer for $250 since you don't need anything powerful.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...9SIADYY7EB2843

HKz · 06-11-2018, 02:03 PM

..time to use a normal map for a while...

I would just buy a used & slightly newer card off Ebay. One of my 6970s (running 2 for Crossfire) recently died in my old gaming PC. I have a newer PC with a GTX 1060 so I just wanted something cheap to replace them and I found 2 x AMD 7870 HDs for $40 bucks each and I replaced both cards. For a nearly 8 year old build, it still holds up quite well and can play most modern games at an acceptable FPS. New GPU prices are a little absurd but any slightly older card that is worthless for mining should be perfect for what ya need..

06-10-2018, 06:30 PM	#1
Impureclient Banned Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 2015 FR-S Location: NPR, Florida Posts: 2,404 Thanks: 1,802 Thanked 2,903 Times in 1,282 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Need graphics card or a fix I'm running a NVIDIA 7800GT/driver 9.18.13.908. It's a dinosaur I know and since I don't play PC games any more I wasn't planning on updating it. Now the problem is I can't use Google maps in 3d. If I go to Google Earth, I can navigate a little and then , it goes black. Could be drivers and could just be it's getting tired, not sure. I had some artifacting and updating the drivers helped that a while ago. I tried a bunch of things by searching "Google maps 3d mode" and got nowhere. Apparently I am running in "Lite mode" which will not allow 3d rendering on the maps. Any computer dudes have any ideas or should I just get a new card? Don't really want to update since we are in a retard age of graphics cards right now. I built my son a gaming rig 4 years ago with a GTX970 and the card in there actually stayed the same price....4 years later, that's bonkers.

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06-10-2018, 06:50 PM	#2
why? Only happy when it rains. Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: series.blue Location: Harnett county NC Posts: 1,995 Thanks: 5,698 Thanked 1,265 Times in 750 Posts Mentioned: 26 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	you can get a cheap amd rx 550 for $115 and never have to worry about it for another 5-10 years. Might as well, especially if you are not gaming. amazon.

06-11-2018, 12:55 PM	#3
mav1178 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2005 Toyota Camry Location: 91745 Posts: 6,562 Thanks: 493 Thanked 6,099 Times in 3,030 Posts Mentioned: 95 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	You can get any entry level discrete graphics card for under $50 that will do what you need.

06-11-2018, 01:14 PM	#4
Azzudien Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Drives: 2017 Series Yellow BRZ Location: New York Posts: 300 Thanks: 34 Thanked 269 Times in 127 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not sure of your budget but you can get a brand new computer for $250 since you don't need anything powerful. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...9SIADYY7EB2843

06-11-2018, 02:03 PM	#5
HKz Reformed Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: '23 GRC, '11 Prius, '04 RAV4 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,325 Thanks: 1,258 Thanked 1,152 Times in 596 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	..time to use a normal map for a while... I would just buy a used & slightly newer card off Ebay. One of my 6970s (running 2 for Crossfire) recently died in my old gaming PC. I have a newer PC with a GTX 1060 so I just wanted something cheap to replace them and I found 2 x AMD 7870 HDs for $40 bucks each and I replaced both cards. For a nearly 8 year old build, it still holds up quite well and can play most modern games at an acceptable FPS. New GPU prices are a little absurd but any slightly older card that is worthless for mining should be perfect for what ya need..

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