CL RIVA TNT Help!!!

[EricLeong]

My system always freezes/lockups while I'm playing 3D games like NFS4 etc and almost every games I have. I have the latest drives & BIOS for my both motherboard & CL RIVA TNT but it doesn't help to solve this. Anyone experiance the same? How to solve this? Is it an overheat problems?

My system specifications:

AMD K6-2 300MHz CXT
Creative Labs RIVA TNT
64MB PC100 SDRAM
Yamaha Sound Card
40X Acer CD-ROM

All of the hardware are not overclocked

[BC]

I have the stb tnt. And it runs fine however I am on a celeron. My bro has the same card and is running an AMD he had similar prblems. I think that it has to do with heat. Try opening the case and put a box fan or other room fan on the computer and see if this helps if it does you might want to invest in some case fans.

[BBA]

Same problem on any TNT will occur if the AGP/FSB ratio is set to 1/1 and the FSB is set to 100Mhz.

If you are running the AMD at 3x100 you should check the AGP speed.

BBA

[dawgtuff]

I agree with w/BC and BBA.Check how your card is setup,and make sure it's kept"cool"!Vidio cards have reached the point were they should be shipped with a heat sink and fan attached(just like most CPU's)If your problem is cooling,check out computernerd.com.Personally,I bought a I-Storm HD/case blower(it's quiet and moves a lot of air)and removed the rear slot cover below the my TNT card,so air would move across the board....Good Luck....DawgTuff.

[Susan]

Is that the PCI or AGP version of TNT?

I've got the AGP and it runs fantastic, but a friend of mine owns the PCI and the chip seems to run hot.