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Moose, it's not that version numbers are always critical, but it just saves time. "Latest" may mean the newer 84.25 beta, may mean you're using tweaked NGO/Omega versions, etc. Who knows, there may be a new new release the day after your post throwing relative terms into the weeds. To say nothing about someone coming along in a month to search for the same problem. /endwhine
Unlikely, but make sure DirectX acceleration is enabled for DirectDraw, Direct3D, and AGP Texture Acceleration. I think 3dmark would complain if any weren't.
After that I'd be thinking about the motherboard BIOS and settings again. I notice the ASUS released a BIOS in December of last year. It isn't uncommon for these to address AGP compatibility issues. New video card, 3yr old SiS AGP chipset, ...
Let us know how the games work.
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