Games keep crashing on my Radeon hd 4350

[gamersweb007]

My games stop working after 5 minutes
my specs
400 Watt power suply
AMD Athlon x2 5000+
Ati Radeon 4350 512 MB XFX Force
3 GB RAM
PLSS Help
Cant play any games

 

[red1776]

if its been consistent at 5 mins when it crashes, it sounds like the gpu is overheating, what temps are you getting under load? also what happens when it crashes? to desktop? or a full restart of your machine? and is there a BSOD when this happens and anything about drivers and/or infinite loop?

 

[gamersweb007]

Some games even crash after a minute and some after 10 minutes. The temperature at idle is 46 Degree Celsius and under load is around 54-56 Degree Celsius. I got this card 2 days ago and also one mre thing the cards actual ddr memory is 512 mb but it shows 1GB . I dont know why . Should i return this card

 

[gamersweb007]

i am adding to that. Some games crash on the desktop and the resolution get reallly big and you cant see any thing else so i have to restart the computer really annoying

 

[red1776]

try reinstalling the drivers first. Catalyst 9.7 is the latest. make sure you uinstall the old ones first.

 

[gamersweb007]

No luck same thing happens

 

[red1776]

okay, keep doing the free stuff first i would then shut it down remove the card and re-seat it.
your not overclocking this thing are you?...or your CPU?

 

[red1776]

is this a custom build or did you purchase the machine? if you were using IGP and just added the card the psu may be suspect.

 

[Punkid]

i'd say its a software related issue....try using the card on a different system with prefferably a different OS...

i wudnt go that its ur PSU cuz i have a 9500gt and its been running on my 350W PSU for a long time and i havent experienced even a single crash

 

[red1776]

Punkid, thats not what im saying. the timing is such that he was using IGP and just added a GFX card. if he has say an emachine that notorious for weak and early burnout PSU's, and then you add a card using another 50-60w. it could be a little much, those hamsters get tired quick in those Bestech's, its also why i ask so many questions. and he already re-installed the drivers.

 

[Punkid]

ahan yea it cud b a PSU issue , but still it wud b better to try messing with the software,like reinstalling the OS, to fix the problem before buying a new PSU

 

[red1776]

oh I agree with that. wouldn't suggest otherwise, one of the reasons a few posts back i said lets start with the free stuff. just suspicious timing.

 

[gamersweb007]

Nothing is overclocked . treid to upgrade my onboard gpu but still no luck

 

[red1776]

well if you have tried all of the above, i would try (not run out and buy one)a different PSU if you have access to one. BTW what brand of machine is this?