K8n neo2 platnum memory soundcard problems.

I just recently bought this board and im having problems with it. here is what I have installed.
windows XP home edition (all updates installed)
AMD 64 bit 3500+
(4) 512 meg sticks pc 3200 underclocked to ddr 333 (mushkin blue)
liteon dvd rom drive (set to master)
liteon dvd burner (set to slave)
(2) 36 gig raptors in raid 0
ATI X800 pro
soundblaster live Xgamer (installed on orange PCI slot)
problem im having is when I play everquest or everquest 2 my computer crashes. I run checkit diagnostics that came with norton systemworks 2005 and it says my memory has erros. Ive already sent ram back to newegg bought new ram same problem. at first the motherboard wouldnt install the soundcard I moved it to a diffrent pci slot and it installed. However same problem checkit diagnostics still says I got bad memory and Im pretty sure well im sure that just cant be the case or I have to have the worst luck in the world to get bad ram 2X's in a row.
I did call mushkin today they told me there is problems with this board and soundblaster cards ive been looking for answers on the web and and found none so ive come here in search of some. Is my soundcard uncompatable with this motherboard? or do I need to set somthing up in the bios to make it compatable (im sure I have latest bios as I bought the board like 2 weeks ago so im sure thats not the problem eather)
any suggestions?
thanks.
(note for some reason with only 2 sticks of ram installed everything seems to work fine I told mushkin this they told me it has somthign to do with my soundcard that I need to contact MSI)

I have a Sound Blaster Live! 4.1 (CT-4760), and I do get random crashes. Sometimes I'm stable for days, sometimes it happens more frequently.
Usually happens while playing Enemy Territory. The computer would freeze for about 20 seconds and would resume normally after that. No errors, no reboots, no logs. During those 20 seconds everything would lock, and I would get the sound loop.
But I could blame many things other than my sound card:
* Enemy Territory has proven to give problems before, like with video drivers, etc.
* I could blame my PSU only having 16A on the 12V rail (will upgrade soon).
* Or I could blame my ram not being the best out there.

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