Guild Wars 2

Many apologies. Turns out I’d only checked the CPU temps (which were fine), not those of the GPU.
Her GPU back vent was majorly clogged with dust and CPUID showed temps of 106c! (can those be correct?!). I’ve cleaned the dust out and her FPS now goes up to 55fps sometimes, which is great considering the ageing card. However, the card is still getting way too hot over time and the fps is still dropping, albeit much more slowly. Would the overheating have done some permanent damage? Luckily I have a spare 8800GT if all else fails.
Again, apologies for jumping the gun when i hadn’t actually checked the gpu temps (really thought i had). I hope others get their problem sorted soon. Hang on in there..

Yep, did a repair this morning. Her card is a 8800GTX. Not a great card, but it ran the game perfectly well (for her) at around 25- 30FPS for the first few days on medium settings. Changing her settings to lowest makes not one bit of difference either. It now won’t go above 10FPS, but is usually around 7 FPS

This has happened to us as well, suddenly becoming a slideshow on my wifes PC a few days ago, after running perfectly smooth for the first few days after launch. The game now plays at a constant 5 – 10 FPS, making it now unplayable.
It’s a shame as we were really enjoying the game together before the massive drop in her FPS. (it’s fine on my machine)

After researching this issue online it seems it’s affecting many people, clearly pointing to a game issue rather than an issue with her PC. Her temps are fine, no trojans/viruses, no new installs etc etc. I really hope a fix comes from somewhere soon.