Mega 865 + Asus N6200 AGP card... Help!

Hi All
I have been running an 865 for 2 years now with no problems but I fancied a bit of extra performance in games so I got an Asus N6200 128mb AGP card.  Its half height and has passive cooling so it looked ideal for the Mega.  I see on this forum that this type of card is a popular choice for the Mega series.
But..  the card crashes after a short tiome.. almost instantly with a 3D game like Sims2 or after 5-10mins with just normal desktop apps.  I have tried all sorts of driver revisons but they all crash out.   I never once have seen a blue screen with windows error messages.  The card will crash giving whites blocks over the full screen or a black screen.  Sometimes music etc continues in the background.
I dont see any abnormal temperatures on the card or in the system prior to crash.  CPU is a Northwood 2.8.  Looks to me like its a driver or voltage problem.. would welcome any suggestions especially from those who are running this type of card (what drivers are you using etc).
All the best

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but I fancied a bit of extra performance in games so I got an Asus N6200 128mb AGP card.
6200 is no good for gaming, probably no better than the onboard graphics you already have now
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Its half height and has passive cooling so it looked ideal for the Mega.
passively cooled cards rely on good case airflow to help keep them cool, and small barebones PCs generally suffer from a lack of airflow

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