New Windows XP Pro, XFX 9800 GX2, all games crashing upon load..

This used to be a Gateway computer with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 installed on it, but after tons of trouble, I paid a guy to put a “new version of the operating system” and to back-up as much as possible.. Unfortunately, everything was erased, and now I have an unregistered copy of Windows XP Pro on the disc.

Anyway, after loading the motherboard drivers and stuff, I started installing my games (S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Call of Duty 4, Fallout 3). Every time a game gets ready to start, it crashes in some way or another. Anyone have any idea what’s going on?

Are all your drivers for everything up to date?

Might want to run prime95 and memtest to test issues with the system.