Well my card is making an endless hissing sound. It does shut off rarely(doesn't seem to matter if I'm playing games or at my desktop. Ive taking the card out to pinpoint if that is what was making the sound and it is. I've stopped the fan w/ a pen to see if that was the cause and it is not. It still makes the sound. Has anyone else experienced this? Is my card about to die? I feel like it is. Its only about a year old and sadly I don't believe I have any of the stuff I'd need to exchange it(my own fault I know!) Anyways just wanna know if I need to shop around or if there is some magical cure! Thanks! Forgot to mention its a 9800gt nividia 1g ddr3 card if that helps! BFG