Upgrading MacPro 1,1 graphics card, help!

Hello!
I was recently given a Macpro for my birthday, and its a 1,1. I use it for graphic design, and gaming. It was running great for about 6 months, but recently while playing world of warcraft, this has been happening:
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I'm still pretty new to this whole upgrading macs, and I don't want to spend anything on something that might not work.
So here is the info on my beasty:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro1,1
Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 10 GB
Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MP11.005C.B08
SMC Version (system): 1.7f10
Serial Number (system): G8**PZ
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0017F205DAE2
ATI Radeon X1900 XT:
Chipset Model: ATY,RadeonX1900
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x7249
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-A52027-140
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.140
Displays:
SMB2330:
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Television: Yes
Cintiq 12WX:
Resolution: 1280 x 800 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
So...help guys? I have no clue what the heck I'm doing.
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Dear Yotebeth
Your video card may be overheating when pushed hard, due to it being clogged with dust and fluff. Open the side panel on your Mac and shine a light into the white plastic shroud on the video card in which the GPU heatsink lives. If you can't see vertical metal fins it is blocked with fluff. Gentle stroking with a wooden toothpick should get out the mattress of fluff which has accumulated. This may solve your problem and make your Mac a lot quieter, as the GPU fan isn't running flat out. A more complete solution is to pull the card out (use anti-static precautions) and blow it through with an air gun (well away from your mac). The dust that comes out of it is quiet astonishing. The X1900 ***** up more dust than most vacuum cleaners. Some folk recommend cleaning it every four months. Hope this helps. BB

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