I have a 3-year-old P4 1.8 ghz CPU with 512 MB Rambus 800 RD ram and a new NVIDIA 5600 256 mb video card. The game runs great with large armies for every race except for the Brits. When I have a large battle with ~15 light chariots and a number of the enemy start to flee, I just about loose all control of the game. Normally, I have the battle almost won so it does not matter. Again, this only happens with the Brits. Would a faster CPU help? If so , how much faster. My mother board only is good for up to a 2.4 ghz CPU and since Rambus RD ram is odd-ball, I would not want to replace it. Besides Rambus ram is faster IMHO. Any suggestions?