9550 freezing during gameplay!

ok my computer is 754 and AGP 8x, running an athlon 64 3400+.

i have 1gb corsair XMS ram 2-2-2-5. i have the latest omega radeon drivers, and im running a radeon 9550 (my 9800pro power connector broke while i was testing a clients computer with my psu). the heatsink doesnt have a fan, however it doesnt feel like it gets hot. i tried reapplying silver 5 just for the heck of it, not helping! tried reinstalling omega drivers. still freezes.



ok now heres my exact problem->

tried it with halo, and unreal tournament 2004. both game freeze maybe 15 minutes into gameplay? im probably going to upgrade to 939 dual core, and pci-e soon anyways, but for right now have any idea? it'd really help me out.

also- windows XP sp2

ok uhh... just a crappy card i guess? i have nothing to test it with so any help would be appreciated!

Well what ARE the temps like? I realize the 9550 might not have a thermal diode but it does sound like its overheating (or something else is)

uhh yea i dont know how to find out its temps, if it even has a sensor :/

either way i tried underclocking it so temps would be even lower... and the result was the same.
i figure i could reformat but my uncle currently has my system disk

I am having similar issue with ATI 1300... let me know if you get a fix



I am using athlon 4200 x2 dual core

asus A8N-sli mobo

2 gigs kingston ram



I have tried the latest catalyst and omega drivers, no luck

i figure it was just overheating. who cares though im getting a 7800gt soon!
never fixed it btw lol... i wish my 9800pro never died on me