alright, i'll dig my backup 5200 out and install it. i checked the inside thermometor, and it's actually almost 90, it just feels like 80 because i have a fan pointed on myself as well.
if it is the video card, could the PSU have a hand in killing it? like if the PSU overheated or couldn't send enough power to the card, could that have aided in the death of the card?