So, I decided to clean the radiator and its' fans for my liquid-cooled GTX 580. After getting most of the dust off the three components and wiring/screwing them all back into place, I turned my computer back on, only to find that it quickly becomes very laggy.
It is so laggy in fact that games like GTA IV, which normally run at 25-30 FPS now run at around 1 FPS and take 10 or so minutes to start (as opposed to say... 1 minute). The Internet browser is so slow that I'm writing this thread on my laptop, as trying to get from my "What to watch" page to "My subscriptions" page on YouTube has taken 45 minutes so far. I have to force shut down my computer, since I don't even know how long it will take to shut down, which has led to multiple CHKDSK commands being executed with only temporary success.
I've already tried pushing in my graphics card to see if I had accidentally pulled it part-way out, but it's in the PCI slot as far as it will go.
Anyone know what could have happened and how to fix it?
It is so laggy in fact that games like GTA IV, which normally run at 25-30 FPS now run at around 1 FPS and take 10 or so minutes to start (as opposed to say... 1 minute). The Internet browser is so slow that I'm writing this thread on my laptop, as trying to get from my "What to watch" page to "My subscriptions" page on YouTube has taken 45 minutes so far. I have to force shut down my computer, since I don't even know how long it will take to shut down, which has led to multiple CHKDSK commands being executed with only temporary success.
I've already tried pushing in my graphics card to see if I had accidentally pulled it part-way out, but it's in the PCI slot as far as it will go.
Anyone know what could have happened and how to fix it?