865PE Neo 2 LS - Video Freeze & Hard Lock

Question

I am experiencing Video Freeze & Hard locks whenever I try to run 3dMark2003 or load my video games (Unreal Tournament & Planet Side so far).. All drivers are current, the only hardware changes were the Motherboard, processor, and memory. All the other components were running properly on my previous P4 1.6Ghz.
My Current Configuration
Motherboard: MSI 655PE Neo2 LS (Bios 1.2)
Processor: Intel P4 2.8Ghz 800FSB
Memory: 2 x 512MB Corsair (Dual Channel)
Video Card: Radeon 9700 Pro
Sound Card: Creative Labs SB Audigy Gamer
Very dissapointed so far... I have been unable to use my CPU for the last 3 days. First it was no audio, got that resolved now this.

Answer 1

At the end of the post I will put all important info from futuremark systeminfo
Install & Drivers
1. I started with a fresh install of Windows XP Pro on a clean HD
2. Installed Network Drivers from MSI CD
2. Ran all Windows updates sp1 etc.
3 Installed Driver updates
     ATI Drivers wxp-w2k-radeon-7-88-030430m-008946c-efg
     Creative Labs file AUDDRVPACK_L11
     USB 2.0 Update on MSI CD
4. Installed USB 2.0 Update
Previous Specs -
Motherboard: Intel Motherboard D845BGL/LABEBGSTD2
Processor: Intel P4 processor 1.6 GHz, 400 MHz fsb
Memory: 512 MB DDR SDRAM
All other components are the same
System Info
 CPU Info
 CPU 1/1
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz 2.8 GHz  
Manufacturer   Intel    
Family   Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz    
Internal Clock   2.8 GHz      
 Internal Clock Maximum   4.0 GHz      
External Clock   200.0 MHz      
Socket Designation   FC-478    
 Capabilities   MMX, CMov, RDTSC, SSE, SSE2    
Version   Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz    
 Caches
Level 1    8 KB      
Level 2    512 KB      
 DirectX Info
Version   9.0a    
 Long Version   4.09.00.0901    
 Display Device 1/1
RADEON 9700 PRO        Driver 6.14.10.6343
Description   RADEON 9700 PRO    
Manufacturer   ATI Technologies Inc.    
Total Local Video Memory   128 MB      
Total Local Texture Memory   128 MB      
Total AGP Memory   0 B      
Driver File   ati2dvag.dll    
Driver Version   6.14.10.6343    
Driver Details   7.88-030430m-008946C-ATI    
Driver Date   4-28-2003    
Driver WHQL Certified   true    
Max Texture Width   2048 px    
 Max Texture Height   2048 px    
Max User Clipping Planes   6      
Max Active Hardware Lights   8      
Max Texture Blending Stages   8      
Fixed Function Textures In Single Pass   8      
Vertex Shader Version   2.0    
Pixel Shader Version   2.0    
Max Vertex Blend Matrices   37      
Max Texture Coordinates   8      
VGA Memory Clock   310.5 MHz      
VGA Core Clock   324.0 MHz      
 PCI
Name   RADEON 9700 PRO    
Vendor ID   0x1002    
Device ID   0x4e44    
SubSystem ID   0x00021002    
Revision ID   0x00    
 Memory Array 1/1
Max Module Capacity   1.00 GB      
Supported Speeds        
 Supported Types   DIMM, SDRAM    
Supported Voltages   3.3V    
Memory Slot 1/4
Installed Enabled Size   512 MB      
Frequency   0.0 Hz    
Slot   DIMM1    
Type Details   DIMM, SDRAM    
Enabled Size   512 MB      
Total Bit Width   0 b    
Data Bit Width   0 b    
 Memory Slot 2/4
Installed Enabled Size   0 B      
Frequency   0.0 Hz    
Slot   DIMM2    
Type Details        
Enabled Size   0 B      
Total Bit Width   0 b    
Data Bit Width   0 b    
 Memory Slot 3/4
Installed Enabled Size   512 MB      
Frequency   0.0 Hz    
Slot   DIMM3    
Type Details   DIMM, SDRAM    
Enabled Size   512 MB      
Total Bit Width   0 b    
Data Bit Width   0 b    
 Memory Slot 4/4
Installed Enabled Size   0 B      
Frequency   0.0 Hz    
Slot   DMII4    
Type Details        
Enabled Size   0 B      
Total Bit Width   0 b    
Data Bit Width   0 b    
 Motherboard Info
Manufacturer   MICRO-STAR INC.    
Model   MS-6728    
Version   100    
BIOS Vendor   American Megatrends Inc.    
BIOS Version   V1.2      
BIOS Release Date   05/28/2003    
BIOS Properties   Plug and Play, Flash, AGP    
 AGP
Revision   3.0    
Rate   4x, 8x (8x enabled)    
Available Rate   0x0000000c    
Selected Rate   0x00000008    
Aperture Size   32 MB      
Sideband Addressing   supported (enabled)    
Fast Write   supported (disabled)    
 Slot 2/6 (PCI)
Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM)
Order   2      
Designation   PCI2    
Type   PCI    
Characteristics   3.3V, Shared, PME Signal    
Data Bus Width   32 b    
Details   In Use, Long    
Device Class   Sound, Video or Game Controller    
Manufacturer   Creative Technology, Ltd.    
Driver File   ctaud2k.sys    
Driver Version   5.12.1.253    
Driver Date   8-12-2002    
IRQ   17      
 Slot 5/6 (PCI)
Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Order   5      
Designation   PCI5    
Type   PCI    
Characteristics   3.3V, Shared, PME Signal    
Data Bus Width   32 b    
Details   In Use, Long    
Device Class   1394 BUS Controller    
Manufacturer   Texas Instruments    
Driver Version   5.1.2535.0    
Driver Date   7-1-2001    
IRQ   17      
 System Devices  
Name   Intel(R) 82801EB PCI Bridge - 244E    
Manufacturer   Intel    
 Name   Intel(R) 82801EB LPC Interface Controller - 24D0    
Manufacturer   Intel    
Name   Intel(R) 82801EB SMBus Controller - 24D3    
Manufacturer   Intel    
 Name   Intel(R) 82865GPEP Processor to I/O Controller - 2570    
Manufacturer   Intel    
Name   Intel(R) 82865GPEP Processor to AGP Controller - 2571    
Manufacturer   Intel    
 Monitor Info
Monitor 1/1
Name   Plug and Play Monitor    
Manufacturer   (Standard monitor types)    
Max Width   1600 px    
Max Height   1200 px    
 Operating System Info
Operating System   Microsoft Windows XP    
Version   5.1.2600    
 Service Pack   Service Pack 1    
Locale   US    
 Desktop Width   1280 px    
Desktop Height   1024 px    
 Desktop BPP   32 b