FX6840-03E Graphics Card Upgrade

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Will this card fit in my old computer? My current graphics card keeps overheating when I play World of Warcraft and crashing my computer...EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SSC GAMING
 
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It sounds like your fans are working hard. This means things are getting too hot. Considering it's been 7 years since you got this computer, your CPU could need a new application of thermal paste. That stuff will turn to dust over time, and it'll interfere with cooling.

It might be a power supply issue, because those don't last forever either. I'd check CPU and GPU temps first though, MSI Afterburner is a program you can use for this.
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I have had my gateway fx6840-03e since it first came out in 2010. About a year ago my computer started sounding like a jet and when I play WoW the sound goes higher, then higher, then higher. The fan on the GPU is spinning (as are the other 2 tower fans) and I have air cleaned the tower's insides. I even have the side of the tower open to try to stop it's overheating. While playing WoW, the monitor will suddenly shut off (not a problem with the monitor as I tried another just to be sure). Sometimes the computer will then shut down or sometimes I have to manually hold the power button to shut it down but the monitor remains black. No error messages appear upon restarting the computer after letting it sit for a half hour or so.
 
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It sounds like your fans are working hard. This means things are getting too hot. Considering it's been 7 years since you got this computer, your CPU could need a new application of thermal paste. That stuff will turn to dust over time, and it'll interfere with cooling.

It might be a power supply issue, because those don't last forever either. I'd check CPU and GPU temps first though, MSI Afterburner is a program you can use for this.
 
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