I just finished putting together a second system for my son, and have been having problems with it freezing. Normally it freezes after a few minutes of playing any game.

My system specs are:

AMD Athlon XP 2400 Processor
WINDOWS 2000 Professional
256MB PC2700 DDR RAM
Syntax S746FX(AGP8x - 6 USB2.0 - 333/266 mhz FSB ) Motherboard
ASUS V9520MAGIC 128M GF FX5200 128MBDDR,8XAGP Video Card
BSE 40GB 7200RPM ATA133 IDE Hard Drive

I read an article at microsoft.com titled "AGP Program May Hang When Using Page Size Extension on Athlon Processor". Has anyone else seen this happen? Any ideas what could be wrong?

what PSU do you have?
what about your temps and voltages - especially Vcore(CPU-voltage)?

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It sounds like it could easily be a heating problem. Look at your temps and then if they are high, check and make sure your HS is mounted properly on your CPU.

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Does it freeze only in games? If so, what games? Does it freeze in business apps (i.e., Word, Excel, etc.), or while idling at the desktop?

When you say freeze, does the system simply lock up, or does it blue screen, reset, or anything else? Can you contro-alt-del out of it?

I would guess that you are having a video card driver issue. Download and install the latest video card drivers, and see if that resolves the problem.

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Is there another place for me to check my temps besides the BIOS?

When it freezes it is a complete system lock up. Rebooting is my only option, I can't get to my task manager. The games are generally graphics intensive, but it has also locked during basic internet browsing.

I have all the current drivers for all of my components.

My initial reaction was that it was overheating, so I will see what I can do from that standpoint.

PSU should be sufficient. what are your temps right now(those you get in BIOS for a start)?
you can use software like Motherboard Monitor or Speedfan to check temps in window$...(search on google if you don't have them )

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To test if it is thermally related, try opening the case, pointing a small house fan inside. Get a ton of air moving across everything. Then run apps that would normally cause the problem. If problem goes away, then problem is thermally related. If not, then problem is likely driver related.

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still abit weary of that psu since you didnt give a brand name... Im sure there are crummy psus out there that claim to be amd intel approved. One idea to check the quality of the supply is how heavy it is. If its super light like a tin can then it might be a lower quality supply. If its heavier usualy means its a good supply. Just a general guideline though

As for the cooling what is your case installed fan layout like. cpu heatsink being used. etc.

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