Why is youtube video so choppy for me?

Hi,
I have an old PC (PIII, 500mhz, 384 RAM), but it's been fine. Watching videos on youtube never was a problem. I've noticed, however, that the video for youtube has become VERY choppy for me over the past year. I had to rebuild my HD and I thought that would take care of the problem, but it didn't.
I have a decent video card with the latest drivers. When I installed Adobe Flash 10, I could see the flash intro video working fine. But playback with youtube doesn't work for any video. Is there a simple explanation for this? Is Adobe 10 simply too intensive for my PC?
Thanks for any replies out there. My settings indicate that I'm employing h/w acceleration.

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