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computer suddenly running slowly

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wudood

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so a couple days ago, my computer started running super slowly. i first noticed it when i couldn't play my video game (tony hawk's pro skater 4) smoothly. normally it runs perfectly fine on the highest settings, etc., but now it's really choppy, and the hard drive keeps getting accessed.

stuff i tried:
i tried freeing up space (50% free now), defragging, doing virus and adware scans, did a memtest, and backed up my hard drive just in case.. but i still don't know what's wrong. i even did a little spring cleaning in the case.. lots of dusting and rearrangement of cables and whatnot. did a deep disk scan, no bad sectors.

i noticed that my video card is really hot. it's the 9500pro, not overclocked or ANYTHING, just left it stock. i don't know how hot it's supposed to be though. could that be the culprit? an overheating or slightly burnt video card or something? i just touch the "top" of it, on the other side of the fan.. and it's pretty hot, like wow, that's pretty hot.


any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated!!!
 
thanks, trying the stuff now 🙂

so, is that a negative on the video card? one of the reasons i think it's a heat thing is cuz my computer starts off kinda sluggish, then gets really sluggish really fast..
 
You might also do a reality check on the video card's fan to confirm that it isn't slowing down or stopping when the system's running a game.
 
it doesn't seem to be stopping, and i can't say for sure but i think it's running slower than usual. any ideas on what sort of replacement fan i should get? i've never dealt with video card fans..
 
You might be able to put a 40mm fan on the stock heatsink using the right length of machine screws. Be aware that most video-card fans are 5-volt fans, but most 40mm aftermarket fans are 12V fans, so you would want to power the new fan from a motherboard header or from the power supply.

Alternately, if your card's warranty is still valid, you could hit up the manufacturer for a new fan. 🙂
 
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