If you decide to replace your thermal paste then do it as the guy did in GT-R's video, but just put a pea size dot in the middle and don't spread it out. It will spread out on it's own through pressure and heat.

OP-Download Speccy and post a screenshot, it should show us your temperatures.

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GarryNewman wrote Could be lots of problems but i suggest putting new thermal compound on the gpu.

You don't put thermal paste on a gpu you retard.

Calls you retard and he's in the wrong. PFFT

Please do not put thermal paste on your GPU OP.

Listen to what you want but It's not a good idea at all, use google for some more info as I CBA to write all the shit down here.

Colonial wrote Please do not put thermal paste on your GPU OP.

Listen to what you want but It's not a good idea at all, use google for some more info as I CBA to write all the shit down here.

There is actually something wrong with your head.. Get out of the PC sections and don't come back here ever again. Thanks.

Anyway OP, there is a lot of things it could be and a lot you could try. It might even be your CPU. Try venting the case a bit more, clearing out dust, making sure all fans work. Changing the thermal paste on the GPU may void your warranty but that card is so old the warranty probably isn't valid anymore.

But just download Speccy or HWMonitor to properly diagnose the problem.

Colonial wrote Please do not put thermal paste on your GPU OP.

Listen to what you want but It's not a good idea at all, use google for some more info as I CBA to write all the shit down here.

Please explain how one would cool a CPU without the use of any thermal compound.

As for the graphics card, check to see if there is a lot of dust build up. If there is, take a can of air duster and clean it out.

Colonial wrote Please do not put thermal paste on your GPU OP.

Listen to what you want but It's not a good idea at all, use google for some more info as I CBA to write all the shit down here.

What a moron.
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Go ahead and tell us how a GPU doesn't have thermal paste.

Please do "write all the shit down here" because you clearly don't have a clue.

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Colonial wrote Please do not put thermal paste on your GPU OP.

Listen to what you want but It's not a good idea at all, use google for some more info as I CBA to write all the shit down here.

What a moron.

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Go ahead and tell us how a GPU doesn't have thermal paste.

Please do "write all the shit down here" because you clearly don't have a clue.

It is obviously cooled internally by little ant sized people, didn't you know that?

Colonial wrote Please do not put thermal paste on your GPU OP.

Listen to what you want but It's not a good idea at all, use google for some more info as I CBA to write all the shit down here.

Your someone special.

OP: As far as I can work out, your GPU is built into the motherboard and is probably cooled by a little heatsink or [maybe] passively... Id check to see.

Since your PC is so old, Id recommend changing out the thermal pads. Yes, pads. Since its probably a small heatsink, the manufactures would have used pads. [again, id check to make sure]

Or, you can get a small dedicated GPU [even a cheapo one] to fix the lag.

Either way, Id get dirty and clean your whole PC. Clean out everything you can and see if anything improves.

[I dont recommend this but its what id do]

When playing WOW, have a feel inside. See what is causing the heat. Once you have that, you can look at replacing whats needed.

Dear Colonial,