ATI 9600XT Lockups Playing 3D Games-HELP!!!

[Geno]

I have an ASUS P4S8X-X MB
a WD 80gig HD
2 512 Sticks of Carsair XT DDR333 Memory

I removed the ATI Drivers and installed the Omega 5.1 Drivers. Tried
various settings with Radlinker, as well as various Bios settings. No
matter what I tried I can't seem to play my NHL 2004 or NBA 2004
without game play lockups. My screen freezes as if I captured a scene
and from that point I have to hit my reset switch to return to Windows
XP Desktop.
When I reinstall my Radeon 7500 (64mb) and run my games not a one
problem. I can play for 2 hours and no lockups. What am I doing wrong
in regards to the 9600XT and my Games. Suggestions, help would be
appreciated.
TIA Geno

 

[sheer]

Do you have fastwrites turned off?

 

[Bass]

I have an ASUS P4S8X-X MB
a WD 80gig HD
2 512 Sticks of Carsair XT DDR333 Memory

I removed the ATI Drivers and installed the Omega 5.1 Drivers. Tried
various settings with Radlinker, as well as various Bios settings. No
matter what I tried I can't seem to play my NHL 2004 or NBA 2004
without game play lockups. My screen freezes as if I captured a scene
and from that point I have to hit my reset switch to return to Windows
XP Desktop.
When I reinstall my Radeon 7500 (64mb) and run my games not a one
problem. I can play for 2 hours and no lockups. What am I doing wrong
in regards to the 9600XT and my Games. Suggestions, help would be
appreciated.
TIA Geno

Could be a PSU problem. The 9600 is more power hungry then the 7500.

 

[JamesKim1111972]

Stronger graphics card means more power and nd more power means more
heat.

It's possbile that your graphic card is overheating.