So would a P4 2.4Ghz be faster than an Athlon 1800xp?

From what I've heard Parhelia is very slow; its also expensive ( ;) ) so unlikely for me. PCI/AGP combinations have been around for a while; like Stiletto says I don't know whether they support rendering Direct3D/OpenGL at the same time; but that is unneccessary to me anyway because I need to …

I had that exact same problem; I had 3 fans on top of my Athlon and they would buzz severely loud at the beginning of boot up and then they'd soften down as the computer was left on. Your best bet is to replace it.

Hey its my first post! Anyway, I think its time to upgrade my Athlon 750 system. It's gonna take time. Here's how I'm gonna do it: - 80gb harddisk, because ide0 keeps resetting in linux with my old harddisk (uh oh) - a pci TNT2, and a flat CRT monitor (for dual monitor viewing, one desktop just …