When i play with EAX enabled, sooner or later my PC freezes. I need to reset. Without EAX the game runs stable for hours. Is this a known bug? I want to play with EAX because the game sounds a lot better with it.

AMD Athlon XP 3200+
2GB RAM
Geforce 6800GT 256MB AGP (Forceware 190.62)
Creative Soundblaster Live! Value (checked the drivers, up to date)