GeForce 2 Gts Problems w/ P3V4X

[javathehut]

I just bought an MSI 815 Starforce GeForce 2 Gts and installed it into my Asus p3V4x. I ran into many problems:

- Trying to load NBA Live 2001 on WinMe results in a crash.
- In Win2K, my sound locks up and dies after a short while. I play a song in Winamp, run another
application and then boom! No sound. No applications will play any audio. When I check Device Manager,
it doesnt show any conflicts.
- Occasionally in WinMe, the computer just freezes. However this is not so in Win2K.
- Quake 3 timdemo gets only 73 FPS on 800x600x32/high quality.
- 3Dmark scores never got over 2300.

I installed Via 4in1 4.04 beta, 4.25(1), 4.05b and neither did anything special
I switched from AGP 4x to 2x and still nothing
I tried Detonator 5.32, 6.13, 10.4b, 10.2b and neither of them helped.

i dont konw if the problem lies within the MSI card or if it is because of the Via Chip. I am frustrated
because I never thought buying a better video card would cause so much trouble (esp nVidia). If anyone
has experienced similar problems, please help me out. My major concern is the sound in Win2K. Thanks.


Specs:
Intel PIII 667 Mhz
256 Kingston/Nec Ram
Asus P3V4X
MSI 815 Starforce GeForce 2 Gts
Diamond MX300 sound
WD 20.5 Hd
Netgear FA312 NIC

-nothing is overclocked

 

[javathehut]

please, anyone, help!

 

[angel1610]

I would change the driver maybe you should try version 1080 wich is the most stable one in win2k.
http://www.3dchipset.com/default.asp it's beta but it works fine.

 

[BFG10K]

What version of Direct X are you using? I've found the 6.72 drivers paired with DirectX 7a works the best.

 

[javathehut]

Tried DX 8.0a, still no difference. It seems as if MSI's drivers are the most stable so far. However my sound works fine until I change resolutions, then it locks up.