Same radom crashes on VIA or SIS735 chipsets.

[MugHug 0]

Hi,

Just a bit of info to think about.

I have tried every trick in the book, on the Avon Lady FAQ, W2K/WinME/WinXP and all the alternative drivers out there, but I still get the odd crash or reboot on my workstation.

Having experienced problems running OFP on a VIA chipset motherboard I decided to move away from VIA totally.

After having read the reviews on the stability of the SIS 735 chipset I upgraded the motherboard and RAM. All other hardware was changed except for the video card.

I still get the same problems.

The one common item in all of this is my GF2 GTS/Pro 64Mb video card. It runs stable in all other situations I find it hard to believe that it is faulty, etc.

I am no expert, but I am suspecting that the problems are clearly related to OFP video issues.

The DS Server that I run is fine if run as as DS, but when I tested it by running it with the normal executable it develops the same problems.

Three different makes of chipsets and hardware and the problem is still present.

I think that the VIA chipset is used as an excuse and the issue is more generic with OFP and mainly video hardware.

Regards,

MugHug

[Mister Frag 0]

I wonder if your power supply is capable of delivering enough current for your CPU. What CPU do you have, and what is the rating of the PSU? How about adequate cooling of the CPU and RAM?