Serious XP333-R Stability Problems--Sound related? Please help!

[Milito01]

Here is my problem: Everytime I run a game, new or old, the game will eventually crash, or freeze my system. Before it does so, the sound will start annoyingly repeating and skipping, until it reaches a constant "RRR-RRR-RRR-RRR", at that point its crashing time.

The only reason i got this new system and motherboard was to play video games! Please help!

My setup:
Iwill XP333-R latest bios update installed
XP 1600 processor
256 mb Crucial memory
300 watt (non-amd recommended powersupply--problem there?)
40gig GXP IBM hard drive
Creative TNT blaster (reall old)
Onboard sound C-MEDIA
SCSI card, Lan card.


Please help!

 

[jsmckenna45431]

What are your BIOS settings? I doubt it is the onboard sound, as I play Q3 Urban Terror for hours a day on my XP333 with onboard sound and have never had a problem. If anything, it is probably your PSU or your old vid card. I would be more inclined to say the vid card. Did you install the latest ALI driver pak and the ALI AGP driver? Does the card meet the requirements of the game you are trying to play?


Jeff