HELP! severe probs w/ gf4 ti4200 128 8x

it seems that just about every game I have installed on my new comp has had some video error.  quake 3 and return to castle wolfenstien had an array of dots on the screen.  and just about every other game i have installed (americas army, halo pc, etc) has frozen during a new game load and reset the comp.  i installed the latest drivers from nvidia, but it didnt help.  can anyone help??
Running:
P4 2.4Cghz w/ HT enabled
Intel 865PERL MB
512 SimpleTech DDR 400
MSI GF4 TI4200 128 w/ 8x AGP + VIVO

ok, i just went to best buy and bought an Antec 400 watt ps running 18a at 12v...AND IM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS!  a couple of games work at the lowest possible settings (quake 3, rtcw) and Halo works only in safe mode.  if i push the graphics any higher, they wont run.  Several other games (Americas Army) still wont run at all.  i am sure the vid card is the one with probs cause i have gotten a device error from it from some games.  this seems like a lost cause but if anyone could help it would be greatly appriciated.

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