Over the past couple of weeks, I've watched my computer fall apart. It started as every once in awhile it would hiccup then catch up during game play. Then I would be able to play for 30-60 mins before it locked up, now i'm on for 5 mins and it locks up. I'm pretty sure it's something to do with the video card. I have a x1800xt it's always ran hot so the fan was always in motion. I'm guessing the fan isn't working to capacity anymore. Are you able to replace fans on video cards? I'm not in the market for a complete overhaul ATM, hoping for a quick fix. Everything else is working fine, here's the rest of the my system specs. If not replacing the fan, what video card would you recommend?
These are my specs.
1. AMD Opteron 165 Processor OC'd to 2.25
2. Two gigs of G-skill DDR500.
3. 939-pin Epox 9NPA+ Ultra Motherboard
4. ATI X1800XT 512MB PCI-e Video Card.
5. Antec 550Watt HE Powersupply