Unable to run Mega PC 865 Pro with 6600 GEFORCE?

Really hoping someone can help here.
I have a MEGA PC 865 PRO, and in it I have a Hauppauge 150 MCE Capture Card, a 160Gig HDD, DVD drive, 512MB RAM and a Pentium 4 2.6 Prescott.
This was running great, but action sports looked very blurry in the background. I decided that this was due to the on board graphics card not coping with the refresh rates required.
SO - I purchased the XFX GEFORCE 6600 DDR 128MB with Dual DVI Output.
After installing it initally worked fine (first 10 minutes) - and looked like I was home and hosed. BUT - It freezes radomly. Usually after 5 or so minutes of the PC being booted up. Someitmes quicker after the initial.
I am trying to find the cause.
I have removed the Hauppauge 150 MCE card to see if this helps both temperature (more space) and power usage (less devices). I have also disconnected the DVD drive to assist with the power.
BUT - It still freezes up. Locks up and the only way to fix is to reboot - but the problem happens again.
Anyone know what the issue is here?
The power supply is as follows:
MAX DC Output 250W
(+3.3V & +5V = 120W MAX)(+3.3V & +5V & +12V = 200W MAX)
It should be noted that other people have run the 6600 in their Mega PC without power issues.
If anyone can help decipher the problem please do let me know. My inkling is it is either power or temperature related - but hopefully there is another fix!
Thanks all!
JD34.

is it only one game in particular, or does it happen with any 3D application?
do you get problems when just using 2D graphics in Windows?
which Nvidia drivers are you using? you can get the latest from www.nvidia.com
also make sure you have the latest Intel chipset drivers from downloadfinder.intel.com

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