upgrade help

I am looking for some help on what hardware I should upgrade to have faster rendering and optimal comp usage. Computer is mainly used for Video Editing. currently i have;

-2.4 ghz intel P4 cpu
-intel mobo D845EPT2 533 fsb
-2 512/mb ram pc2700
-ATI all-n-wonder graphics card, i think its the 7800 series, not sure. I've had it for about 1 1/2 years.

If i missed something, let me know...
thanks again

 

:correction:

the correct motherboard referenced aboved should be

[bold]D845PEBT2 [/bold]

 

For video editing you should definetly go for a amd 64bit proc.

Your ram is ok, would be better at pc3200 or above but if you dont want to buy more ram then that is ok.

Get a new gfx card, all in wonder 9600xt or above.

I would think you will need a bigger hard drive seen as you are doing video editing so a 160gig or 200gig 7200rpm would be good.

newegg.com has some great prices on these products although you are going to need alot of money.

Giva a visit to The ultimate dream Computer thread for some more ideas on what to get and prices.
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