Ahhh!

Howdy all,
Sorry if this has already been posted on a million times, but I'm short on time:
I can play UT/DE/UR at pretty good resolutions, but every once in a while, my system locks up and the audio skips (like a broken record). I'm assuming that this is due to my *&@#$% voodoo 3 3k card (with 16 WHOLE MB's!!) overheating, running out of buffer, or just generally being possesed by satan... anyone else ever had this problem? Is my assumption correct?
Thanks guys
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AMD athlon (socket a)- 700mhz
Asus A7V
128Mb Pc 133
30gig hd
cd-rw
cd-rom
Voodoo 3 3000
Soundblaster Live value

The vid-card just sort of fell into my lap when I wa building my rig... would've gotten a geforce otherwise
Thanks for your help!

It does this with any UT engine game... deus ex, Ut, Ur, etc.
It's possible that it's an IRQ issue, but my system runs fine otherwise... My current theory is that the damn chipset is simply overheating (as this doesn't usually occur until 20-30 minutes into the game, with higher resolutions crashing in less time). Thing is, if this was normal/typical, you guys would know about it.... hmmm.
I'm counting the freaking SECONDS until the NV20's are released. Sheesh.
thanks for your input guys

I hate my life...

On a whim, I tryed playing Deus Ex last night after shutting down my cable modem... It played flawlessly for 5 hours straight (until I could no longer remain conscious)... sigh.
I think it might be IRQ-related, or simply some nosy program relaying system info (real player, anyone?) at a time when system resources are in high demand.
Well, I hope this info helps anyone else with this problem; I've yet to find an acceptable solution (other than disconecting every time I want to play), but I'll update here with any progress I have. By the way, anyone else heard of this problem with the A7V? There seems to be a huge variation in opinion of this board... Just my f@#king luck.
Thanks for your help guys