First post, by iamthehorker
I'm hoping someone could provide some advice because I'm stuck. I'm running the following:
Hardware
AMD K6-2 400MHz
Biostar M5ALC w/ALi ALADDIN V (100MHz FSB)
128MB 100MHz SDRAM (2x64MB)
PNY Geforce4 MX 440 AGP 8X
Sound Blaster Audigy SB0160
32GB IDE HDD
Software
Nvidia drivers from gpu cd (dated Sept. 2023, 52.13)
ULi integrated drivers 2.13 for motherboard
Windows Service Pack 2.1a
Audio drivers from Sound Blaster Audigy install cd
Whenever I open a 3d-accelerated game my computer will freeze and require a reset. Games include Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries, Heavy Gear 2, and Half Life. Opening 2d games appears fine such as Putt Putt Enters the Race or Doom 95. What would be the cause of this? I've tried swapping out my gpu to a FX 5200 PCI, installing different nvidia drivers (45.23), and both removed and reinstalled my audio drivers, none of which worked. What would be causing these crashes? I've purpose built this pc to play old games, but most of the ones I want to play won't run. Could it be something to do with directx? All the problematic games use directx, but they all use different versions from 3 up to 7/8.1.