Radeon 9500 Screen Freezing

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Ludious

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Hi guys, I know I know, newbie. I'm a vicious troller.
I figure you guys will be able to help me though.
First Specs:
AMD XP 2600+
ATI Radeon 9500 128mb
1024mb PC3200 DDR400 RAM
A7n8X Deluxe Mobo
Windows XP

In Far Cry, and in the past Call of Duty this happens after 1 or 2 minutes of play..every time, making it unplayable. In Battlefield, I can go hours or even days without this problem but it still happens.
Star Wars Galaxies runs like a charm on my system, except for this occassional crash. And we all know the SWG engine is a MESS.

The Problem:
While playing..the game will freeze completely...9 times out of 10 you can hear that the computer is still live though because you can hear the game still running/cutscenes playing what the hell ever.
My monitor then shuts off/ goes into sleep mode.
I have uninstalled drivers completely/installed newest drivers etc. etc.
I am at an absolute loss here guys. Do you know of this problem, and possibly a solution?
Thanks in advance.


P.S.

I've set my voltage to 1.7 from 1.5, I don't think it's my power supply.

I've completely wiped my drivers and am using the latest Omega drivers.

I've turned of VUP in my vid-card options so I've tried all that.

Any suggestions?
 
yep, exactly what I have with the current card in my system. I tried everything and posted many times on the forum, nothing fixed the problem. I understand that my video card isn't anywhere near yours, but I have the same problems as you. I can play Halo for hours too, but when it comes to UT2k3/2k4, It freezes up. I have come to the conclusion that my card is bad. Hey, at least I have a 9600XT coming today in the mail! :D Cant wait!
 
Try these things... These are what helped my video card on some games...

1. Underclock you video card just a tiny bit.
2. Try a variety of Catalyst Drivers all the way back to 3.(something old)-current drivers.
3. Aim a case fan at the Video card and see if it is heat.


Good luck man!
 
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