computer freezing plz help

[element771]

just put together a new rig...at first no problems... now the damn thing keeps freezing while im playing GTA3 and splinter cell. I tried installing new drivers and then I tried lowering the video acceleration. The error I got one time said that the video driver I had caused instability. Anyone got a solution? I dont think it is overheating. Thanks a lot for any help.

I have:
P4 2.68 Ghz
Radeon 9700 pro
1024 Samsung 400 Mhz RAM
MSI SiS 655-Max Board

 

[RCPilot]

Oops triple post.

If it ain't broke, take it apart & see why not!

 

[cleeve]

What kind of power supply do you have? It should be at least 350 watts, and in most cases even a generic 350 watt power supply isn't good enough to keep a 2+ Ghz rig with a fast video card running stably.

If your PSU is 300 watts or under, get a name brand 350+ watt job (i.e. Enermax).

 

[element771]

I have an antec tru 400 watt powere supply...thanks for the help

 

[cleeve]

Hmmm. Did you try increasing your memory latencies? They might be set too aggresively.