For faster work with 3D apps, you need: 1) Higher memory (16 or 32 MB - 64 is overkill, and only properly implemented - at present - on some higher-end Dell machines). 2) A good Direct3D and/or OpenGL driver 3) If it works as promised, the ATI card (Radeon) due out later this year - it's the first card that I've ever heard of that can do it's own keyframe rendering.