My PC never locks up...
I got a xp 2000 (had to downgrade from 2200 long story). Video rendering is fast -- but if you want to play a game while rendering -- forget it!
I wish there was a way to only allow the program(s) to use a certain percentage of the CPU rather than all they can.
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