Computer problems

[Crazy_Croat]

Over the last few weeks I've had problem with my comp when playing MTW. It works fine in the Strat map but should I play in Tactical combat mode it works for a few minutes before either freezing or crashing to the desktop . This is a recent problem as 2 months ago I managed a 3 hour battle against 9K Mongols in Kiev with 5000 Polish troops of mixed quality and beat the snot out of them.







BTW here are my system specs

Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp2.030422-1633)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ECS
System Model: M841LR
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 4 2100+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.7GHz
Memory: 704MB RAM
Page File: 212MB used, 1558MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0902 32bit Unicode


Card name: SiS 650_651_M650_M652_740
Manufacturer: SiS
Chip type: SiS 740 Rev 00
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_6325&SUBSYS_63251039&REV_00
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: SiSGRV.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.3580 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 4/1/2004 18:24:08, 1129600 bytes

[Red Harvest]

Is this doing this just in a campaign save game? Or is it doing it in any battle? Saves can get corrupted (you might have to go to an older save.)

I'm not familiar with your graphics card, so I'm not sure where to begin (since it functioned before.)

Have you run any old DX7/8 benchmarks (like 3DMark2001SE) to make sure this is not a Direct X problem?