Hey guys thanks in advance for the help, I had a Shuttle AN35 mobo with Nforce 2, I had a geforce 2 mx 400 and when i installed madden 2004 I would get alot of stuttering after about the first play. 2500XP, 60Gb HD, 9600 radeon, 256 ram. I have checked the ram so its not that, and everything else is brand new. So I thought it was the video card so I went, bought the 9600 and still I get this problem. I uninstalled the MX drivers before hand, and have also tried drivers on the CD and from the web. Thanks again for the help.