Computer crashes whenever I play games.. overheating?

[Chris Lee]

My computer crashes [blue screen error] whenever I play Diablo2 (or any other game).. This usually happens a couple minutes after I start playing.. but it can also crash even before the game finishes loading. I'm not sure what the problem might be..

I tried replacing the prophet ii mx with an ati xpert98 and it works perfectly.. i've also returned the prophet iimx in case it was defective.. but I still have the same problems. I've also tried my friend's Gladiac 32md DDR.. and it has the same problems..

is my computer refusing to cooperate with all geforce cards?

It might be a heat problem.. but I have added a little fan onto the stock heatsink.. but it doesn't seem to be helping at all..

Another possibility might be my power supply.. its a 250W generic PSU.. would a new AMD Approved 300w PSU fix the problem?

The case has pretty good airflow.. 2 case fans: one intake, one exhaust.

Here are my system specs:

Duron800 (not OC)
192MB pc100
wd 30g 7200rpm ata66
fic motherboard
hercules prophet ii mx (not overclocked)

Thanks for all your help

 

[Spuffin]

Write down the address where the error occurs each time... if it is the same numbers each time, ya got some bad ram on your hands

 

[Chris Lee]

thanks i'll try that


- description of problem updated..

 

[TonyT]

It could also be your power supply - I'm pretty sure the Geforce eats up more power than the ATI Xpert98. I'd try a different, AMD-approved power supply (if Spuffin's memory tip doesn't work).

 

[CapNjacK]

Try different drivers, the newest detonator drivers are not always the best.

 

[qiu]

try to lower the AGP aperture size in BIOS, pull out one stick of RAM, disable AGP 4x, lower DRAM timings (from TUrbo to whatever else)

 

[Mem]

Also disable fastwrites & all video shadowing,& check you have "assign IRQ to VGA" enabled.

 

[Usul]

Make sure the BIOS of the mobo is the newest one, old versions create AGP problems.

 

[Chris Lee]

Thanks everyone but none of the above seemed to help.. My memory appears to be fine.. the error addresses are different.

I guess all I can try is a new PSU.

 

[Chris Lee]

Thanks everyone but none of the above seemed to help.. My memory appears to be fine.. the error addresses are different.

I guess all I can try is a new PSU.

 

[Mem]

Which OS,Via drivers,Nvidia drivers are you using?