What would you do? Broken imac related q

[Maccy]

So my trusty 2008 24" iMac packed in is evening. Green pixels appeared on the screen, it froze, tried to reboot and it won't get past the chimes and grey Apple logo. Tried all sorts of resets and fsck but to no avail, a further google suggests that others had issues with the same gpu as me (8800gs 512mb).
I'm in the predicament of do I scrap it and get a new machine, or fork out £340 plus VAT and labour for a new graphics chip?

 

[Al_G]

So my trusty 2008 24" iMac packed in is evening. Green pixels appeared on the screen, it froze, tried to reboot and it won't get past the chimes and grey Apple logo. Tried all sorts of resets and fsck but to no avail, a further google suggests that others had issues with the same gpu as me (8800gs 512mb).
I'm in the predicament of do I scrap it and get a new machine, or fork out £340 plus VAT and labour for a new graphics chip?

Bit shite if you ask me, it's not exactly old.

I'd just sell it on eBay and get a new one.

 

[Harpham]

New one. 0% finance deal. Done.

It's better than repairing this one and then something else breaking. Time for a new one with warranty.

 

[Sargara]

^ That. £340+ for a component on an almost 4yr old system thats out of warranty isnt worth it.

 

[Maccy]

Thanks, going to get a few quotes anyway and then make a decision.

 

[Keydogg]

This is exactly why I will never have a Mac, lovely thought they are. If I had a 2008 PC with an 8800GS and the GPU broke, it would cost me £20 to replace. Pointlessly over-expensive.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Why so expensive? Apple tax?!

How much is the part alone from ebuyer ? Taking apart imacs isn't hard.

DIY !

 

[Adam.]

Why so expensive? Apple tax?!

How much is the part alone from ebuyer ? Taking apart imacs isn't hard.

DIY !

Bespoke parts y0.

IIRC only one of the 2008 24" iMacs has an interchangeable card. Still, it's not an off the shelf one and is circa £350 just for that.

On the rest the graphics are part of the main logic board.

 

[Maccy]

Found this - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-iMa...ther_Computing_Networking&hash=item43b30e46b2

£200 would make it somewhat acceptable.