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DF General Discussion / Re: Unexplainable game/system slowdown
« on: February 23, 2010, 01:50:13 pm »Generally, a graphics card that's beginning to fail will work fine aso long as it isn't being taxed. I had one about ten years ago that only failed on one or two games.
Very true, I had an ATI Radeon 1900 xt die a slow heat death with similar symptoms. So far, I agree with the heat being the big issue, however, it still could be an issue relating to the malware that was on your pc. It's possible for malware to permanently damage your machine to the point where only a reinstall will fix it, even if your antivirus had cleaned it.
But lets just stick with the heat for now. You said your brother had a similar machine, could you perhaps borrow his card or remove yours and switch to an onboard card? If you can't, see if you're still under warranty and can get a replacement.