Geforce3 crashes

nat3r

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Im having a problem with games Crashing in WinXP. It first started with games like max payne, sof and sof2(unreal engine), oddly unreal worked untill I guit and unreal 2003 works. Now madden 2003 crashes sometimes after 5 mins, other times I can play a full game. I get a blue screen o death sayin videocard was caught in an infinite loop, or nv4_disp.dll or shadow.sys caused the crash. Tried updating drivers(30.82 and 40.41). Ive tried turning off Video Bios shadowin and Fastwrites. Heat shouldnt be a problem, the case cover is off, and PSU shouldnt be a problem(451w enermax). Sysem specs are

1.4gig Athlon 266fsb
Hecules gametheater XP
onboard sound enabled
Epox 8kta mb.
Gainward Gf3 powerpack
Winxp(service pack not installed and directx 8.1a

any ideas?
 

Starre64

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i get the same errors and symptoms but with my gf4 4200 64mb its doing my head in happens 5-10mins into the game then it either hangs or i get the blue screen of death with the exact same error you have said i've tried most of the drivers and none of them are any better :( good luck m8
 

nat3r

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thanks, looks like im gonna need it. Ive seen some other people post with the same issues but no solution.