Sudden massive slowdown

[HiroSeven]

If you suspect overheating type /shadow to disable in game shadows.

Hey Laraul, thanks for the tip! I play with shadows disabled, actually I play with many of the graphical enhancements disabled (physics, dust effects, etc.).

I took my system to a computer shop since it was experiencing some slowdown in other areas, the technician there found that the fan on my current video card was not working, which might be the problem? (As you can tell, my PC knowledge is novice at best) I informed them of all the suggestions you guys have given me too and they said they are really good suggestions, so thanks!

I've been holding off on getting a new video card, so I guess it might be a good idea to get one. Most likely it will be the NVIDIA GTX 550i or 460, or perhaps one of the ATI ones... will have to get a new power supply too!

Thanks again, I'll come back after installing my new video card and let you guys know how things are going.

EDIT: So I purchased the NVIDIA GTX 460 and a new power supply which had its own fan. Not only did all of the problems go away, the graphical quality is much improved and it's much easier to play the game now.

So in summary: Had massive slowdown while playing the game, possible overheating was suggested (much appreciated for that!), went to a PC technician, bought a new power supply/video card, problem solved.

Thanks again for all the help. See you guys online sometime! =)

- hiro