re: #42 NetworkKed
This sounds very much like heat issues. If you have a separate video card make sure the fans are working and clean. If itās onboard graphicsā¦ thatās more difficult.
Yes, I think the fan got jammed or something. Itās a plugin card, Radeon dual DVI, so if itās going bad itās not too expensive to fix, luckily.
Last startup I could hear it making some noise like the fan was clearing some dust out when it started up, or something. That noise stopped and so far itās been OK for almost 30 minutes now, so I have my fingers crossed.