hi curt, i have experienced exactly the same problem as you when playing kingpin online.i have a different spec pc"except for the soundcard which is a creative 5.1 live",this has had me totally baffled as i have changed all the components inc hard drive,graphics card,cpu and ram yet it still happens.the chipset is sis 735. after reading your post i now wonder whether it must be the soundcard that is causing the problem??.i am going to remove it and run it for a few days and see what happens and ill let you know if there are any differences after.. garry >From: Curt Pfaff <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [PCBUILD] Random Freeze >Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 11:58:15 -0500 > >Hi there, > >I have an issue which I think is due to conflicting hardware. _________________________________________________________________ Internet access plans that fit your lifestyle -- join MSN. http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along with our NOSPIN Power Linux CD... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml