Cards like NVIDIA GeForce 210?

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Over the past few weeks, I've been experiencing some issues with gaming. My computer is old, but it doesn't struggle with games like League of Legends, Hearthstone and Dota 2, which are mainly what I play. After a few minutes of playing, my FPS across all games will drop to stutters. I used Hardware Monitor and found that my graphics card was hitting temperatures in the range of 80-90 degrees, which doesn't seem too good. I've cleaned the dust out of my computer twice, but it still seems like I'm putting a band-aid are a larger injury. I can afford a new graphics card, but not really an entirely new computer.

I figured it could be an issue with the GPU thermal paste, but I don't know how confident I am in replacing that. Should I just purchase another GeForce 210(I know it's an old card) or would there be other cards in that range? I really don't want to have to replace every component in my PC because of my graphics card.

My Specs:
Operating System
Windows 2.6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1)
CPU Type:
Intel® Pentium® CPU G6951 @ 2.80GHz
CPU Speed:
2.82 GHz
System Memory:
6.3 GB
Video Card Model:
NVIDIA GeForce 210
Video Card Memory:
3.91 GB
Video Card Driver:
nvd3dum.dll
Primary Display Resolution:
1366x768
Secondary Display Resolution:
1366x768
Hard Disk Size:
983.99 GB
Hard Disk Free Space:
878.46 GB (89%)
 
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clutchc
It should be easy to replace the old Geforce 210 w/o breaking the bank. That card is about the equivalent of the integrated graphics on today's Intel processors. Actually, your Pentium's Intel HD integrated graphics should be as good as the Geforce 210. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

The GT 720 or GT 730 should be a big improvement for you over the G 210 and not cost all that much: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100007709%20600528884%20600519936

Now as per the other issues you are experiencing. Try running CCleaner and do the Clean and Registry portions both. It will clean up junk files, registry errors, software conflicts and other...
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It should be easy to replace the old Geforce 210 w/o breaking the bank. That card is about the equivalent of the integrated graphics on today's Intel processors. Actually, your Pentium's Intel HD integrated graphics should be as good as the Geforce 210. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

The GT 720 or GT 730 should be a big improvement for you over the G 210 and not cost all that much: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100007709%20600528884%20600519936

Now as per the other issues you are experiencing. Try running CCleaner and do the Clean and Registry portions both. It will clean up junk files, registry errors, software conflicts and other resource-wasting crap that may be causing issues. https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

The 80C-90C temps are pretty warm for a card like that at max load. The thermal paste would definitely be a possible culprit. It usually isn'thard to remove the heat sink/fan from the GPU/card. There should be 4 large screws on the back of the card that hold it together. You may find an additional screw or two depending on the design of your card's shroud. And of course the cable for the fan. You can remove the old TIM with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100010&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Thermal+Compound+%2f+Grease-_-N82E16835100010&gclid=CKD93YjQg8cCFQqGaQodDs4PuA&gclsrc=aw.ds and coffee filters (they're lint free).
Replace the old TIM with something like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6J332N5272&cm_re=mx-4-_-35-186-038-_-Product
 
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