System reboots in games

*Edited*
Ok lets do this one more time.
First of all this is what i use. Windows XP SP2.
P4 3,4 GHz Prescott socket 775 with a Zalman 7700 Cu cooler. Soltek SL-915GPRO-FGR mainboard. Corsair 2x512 DDR Dual Channel memory and MSI GeForce NX6800-TD256E VGA with a AC Silencer 5 cooler. In windows i have no problems but when i start a game it freezed. Sometime almost directly and sometimes it takes a while 1-5 minutes. Games it has happened in yet is Everquest2, Battlefield 1942, Doom3, Counter-Strike. Systems freezes and sometimes after a while it reboots. Since i have good cooling on but CPU and VGA i dont think that the temp is the problem. Tried clocking down my card as i read in other posts but with the same result, it freezes. Using the 71.22 driver MSI has on its homepage. If anyone got any idea what the problem might be please post.

Sounds like you have been struck down by the 6800 "feature" that i have been plauged with.
Try these things to confirm it.
1) Memtest86+ test for RAM
2) Clean driver install (use Detenator RIP or DriverCleaner)
3) Unplug all unneccesary CD drives/HDs.... ie bootup with only C: installed.
4) Underclock to ~400MHz DDR (i.e 2x200MHz)
If the underclock works, you have a dodgy card.  A solution to this blackscreen problem has been found, and you have allready fitted a new fan = NO RMA.  My card worked at 300MHz core and 520Mhz DDR.  Should of been 300*700...
Hope this helps
Bila
PS: AGP voltage is irrelavent as it takes it all from the 12V line of the PSU directly.

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