[creamesoda]

I play both CIV IV and TF2 for about less than 3 minutes then I get either

1. Freeze with looping sound

OR

2. Freeze with a black screen


I usually have to reboot my PC manually. I have no idea what the problem could be. All drivers are up to date. DX is up to date. I need some help here. I have no problems with games that are not as graphically straining (ie. Diablo II, Counter Strike 1.6, Warcraft III). I'd like some help here.

[greed]

What are your system specs?

[creamesoda]

Windows XP Home Edition SP2
AMD Athlon 3700+
Corsair 1 GB DDR memory
EliteGroup Nforce4-A754 Motherboard
ATI Radeon X800 256MB
Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit
Fujitsu EIDE 10GB
Seagate EIDE 120GB

Those are my specs at the moment.