with the card installed, the computer will not power on, so my guess is it has a short, it is defective and draws way too much power now, or has succumb to some other calamity, possibly overheating...

nevermind, seems my 8500GT bit the dust, switching back to my 6150LE for the time being, yay nvidia

I'm having issues with my 3d programs mostly, especially games. a few days ago, they suddenly started getting about 1-2 fps, while reporting that they get 12-15 fps, which is considerably lower than...