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Dying GPU?

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PCG342
So, I've had an Visiontek Radeon 9200 SE [128mb PCI] for about four years now, maybe five. It's served me well, but it just ain't up to scratch anymore. However, money's hard to come by, given my lifestyle - don't ask. So, I make do.
However, lately, whenever I start up my computer, Windows loads, and a few moments after I log in, my screen goes black. Not only that, but my monitor goes into standby mode [makes loud "click!" sound I've come to associate with a monitor powering on, and the light goes from green to amber.] This only lasts a few seconds, but it's long enough to be a distraction.
And I can't help but wonder if it's my graphics card, or if it's something else. If so, is it serious?
Also worth noting is the fact that the taskbar remains black for several seconds after everything else. What gives?
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Triple6
The newer ATI Catalyst Control Center can cause this on startup as it initializes - more so on computers that are older and boot slowly with lots of things on startup.

In any cause if it works fine then it would not be a hardware failure.

As for gaming, well its PCI and a Radeon 9200SE - its near the bottom for 3D performance for modern cards. For everything else its more then enough to run a 2D desktop and even older games it will do fine with.
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Occasionally the drivers appear on Windows Update and can download and install automatically - or something could have changed in the driver.
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