Hi.
I am back
My details Again
System has:
Dual Pentium4 3.4 Processors
Radeon 9800 series graphics with latest catalyst drivers.
1gb Ram memory
TFT monitor
OS is Widows XP with SP2

I had a post on 7/26/2005 when my pc would not play:
MOH PA
Fifa football
Age Of Empires trial.
At the start of the games all is fine, the graphics and sound are almost
perfect.
Sometimes I play the games for only 5 min and other times for 30min or an
hour.
Then the games all three of them freeze or the pc restarts sometimes I get a
blue screen and once or twice I got an error message.

I have tried all the usual actions to make them play.

Disk clean
Error checking
Clean out temp files
delete file incl offline content
End start up programs that are not required
Disable: Anti virus,anti spyware, spam killer, auto updates and ruduced
privacy setting.

I have now also Included your excelent suggestions, as follows:

Opened case and left it open.
Dusted and cleaned all fans and components.( there was quite a bit of dust).

Installed Speedfan and it runs on my taskbar. ( there has been no heat
problem, and I have set the beep to occur at 70c).
The temps seem to be holding at a reasonable level
Even with speedfan and the cover off and the temps shown ok, the games wont
play.
Went to livewiredev.com for the motherbd monitor utility but it seems to
have been closed down.
I have tested my ram with the utility you suggested and all was ok.
My CPU cooler is a coolmaster fan and seems ok.

I have checked the system at the Microsoft web site and it is way above the
benchmark for playing the games.

I am in the procces of checking my power supply to see if that is the
problem, it is only 300w and you stated this may not be enough.
I will also tommorow replace the case cover and see what effect that has on
the temps.

I have also updated all the drivers on the system that required it by using
device manager, however can you tell me is that the best way to do this.
It is quite hard to find the correct drivers for some of the devices.

One other possibility that I have picked up on, My Operating System is OEM
and as I said I have installed the ATI catalyst control panel, at one time an
adviser with ATI said that the two were not compatible, can you advise please.

Sorry I have not been in contact earlier, I have been in Orlando for three
weeks for a holiday.
Please tell Dennis I will go into messenger and contact him, once we have
got the string up and running again
Hope you can still help
Thanks
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Mike J