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macmesser

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Aug 13, 2012
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Long Island, NY USA
I have a 2009 Mac Pro 8 core w/16GB RAM, flashed to 5,1 and running 10.7.5. My graphics card is
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512 MB. Lately I have been noticing that browser windows have not been refreshing properly and I have been seeing mosaics in half of a partially refreshed browser window. I use chrome, Firefox and Safari, sometimes simultaneously. Browsers are up to date, except possibly Chrome. I don't remember this problem being so prevalent in the past and I'm hard pressed to explain it. I could have changed my usage habits and perhaps am opening more windows. As I said, I have never had this problem to this degree in the past, although have occasionally seen it. Since my OS and apps have been stable for a while all I can think of in addition to more intense usage is browser updates successively becoming more resource hungry. Would appreciate insights and, if I need a new graphics card, recommendations. Thanks.
 
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