Direct 3D problem

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Hi,

Im running;

Athlon XP 2000 +
K7S5A Pro with gay SiS chipset
512mb ddr
GF4 Ti4800
Windows XP

Problem being that i can run any game fine, opengl stuff like q3 runs great but when im playing a game in direct3d such as GTA3, Splintercell or something at any random point during the game they either bomb out or reset my pc, if they bomb out to windows there is no error message its just back to the desktop in an instance and there is no noticeable slowdown to gameplay or the game its self prior to the crash it just happens instantly.

I've ran all the dxdiag tests and they passed fine, i've been through the event viewer and can't find anything noticeablely odd.

Tried closing all non needed processes and running it and its still the same, changed gfx drivers & still doing it, updated to directx 9 and still doing it.

I have noticed theres a fair bit on IRQ 11, such as my gfx card, nic, and 2 x usb universal host controllers.

I'm a bit lost for ideas now though.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

 

[kameleon]

Are you using the onboard sound?

 

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Yeah i am i'll buy a new one on Monday and give it ago.

 

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I just spent the last hour playing a direct3d game without a hicup with the onboard sound disabled so i guess i need to buy a new sound card.

cheers dude!