System Instability inno3d 5900 VIA KT600 ABIT KV7

[pollards]

Windows XP sp1
512 mb ddr Ram
80 Gig WD HDD
Abit kv7 Via kt600
Inno3d Geforce 5900 XT 128mb DDR

After upgrading from my previous graphics card geforce 4 mx440 i am now experiancing
problems with system instability. It will now reset the computer when playing games
(Far Cry) and crashes consistently when running 3d Benchmark 03 cpu test 02.
I receive this error message when windows reboots

BCCode : 9c BCP1 : 00000000 BCP2 : 805366F0 BCP3 : 842C4000
BCP4 : 00000136 OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 1_0 Product : 256_1

I have been informed that changing th AGP driving control may resolve this problem but am unsure what to set this to.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Regards

Sam

 

[paparazi]

The FX5900XT is a much more power hungry graphics card, what power supply do you have? is it up to the job? is it a branded unit?
The extra amperage draw on the PSU maybe what is causing instability.
Martin

Replying helps further our knowledge, without comment leaves us wondering.

 

[pollards]

I have a 350 watt PSU and an Inno3d 5900. It kept on crashing on the CPU test 2 On 3dmark 03 so determined it must a problem with the CPU.
I have clocked my Amd 2600 to an AMD 2800 and have now lowered it back down to a 2600 and it seems to work fine.
The system has been clocked for about 6 Months and not crashed once. Must be the intesity that is run on the CPU.
Anyway the system is now stable.
Thanks for the Reply
Cheers