Having numerous problems with my D530 SFF, freezing and black monitor (windows xp operating system)

First off I want to start off by saying that I am a complete noob when it comes to computer repair. But since it wouldn't kill me if I lost the files on my computer and I plan on getting a laptop soon, I am willing to fiddle around and try to fix the issue with my desktop on my own. First off the fan on my cpu had begun to get progressively louder over the years as my hard drive got closer to capacity. And it seemed like the computer may have been getting hotter than optimal temperatures. At the present time I think the harddrive is completely full and may ultimately be what is causing my issues. Periodicly I started getting messages that my virtual memory was too low and that the system would make more room. At this time I would do a little housekeeping and delete some files in order to make more room. For a year and a half this computer had not been connected to the internet than last week I hooked it up and windows installed a bunch of auto updates (seemed to run quieter and cooler). I also deleted bitdefender and malwarebytes and installed Avira. Initially everything was working fine for a couple days (some lag at times but it had been lagging for a while) and than one day I left the system on and did some things around the house. When I came back my computer had powered down on its own. When I tried to reboot led's would turn on along with the fans and cpu but my monitor would not receive a signal. I turned the coputer off checked the cords, got rid of some dust within the case and than tried to reboot and got the same thing. After that I pulled the ram and cleaned the slots along with the riser board, and the cd drive and than tried to reboot after installation. If I remember correctly this time the monitor received the signal but the system froze at the hp start menu. After I shut it down and rebooted the monitor failed to receive the signal. At this point I decided to let the darn thing sit overnight and try again in the morning. I swopped out the ram and riser board with the ones in my father's d530 and got the same results. After about 6 hours or so I booted the computer up today and was able to start windows but when I tried to access the control panel the system froze. Initially I thought my graphics card had gone out, and than I read somewhere else that others had similar problems when their cpu went out but the fact that windows started today has me stumped. It seems like I can get further along in the startup process the longer I let my desktop sit powered off. Could it be an overheating issue?
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You're very welcome.
If you are good at soldering, you should be able to to it. That website gives some tips as do other places, as you saw. Capacitors are cheap. Just make sure you get the right values.
Please post back if you go through with the repairs and let us know how it turned out.
Best Regards,
Paul

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