Well I finally fixed it, not to much satisfaction though.
In the SMARTGART section of Catalyst, I turned AGP from 8x to Off. Zero problems at all now.
I'm guessing there is something wrong with the card itself, so I'm planning on replacing it anyway.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130256
Any opinions on this card? eVGA a good company? Decent price? Anything better for the same price?
Edit: and yes, I'd be buying a new motherboard to use the pci express, since mine only supports agp.