bang for my buck

To speed up my computer and avoid freezes while working with Photoshop
and Sony Vegas with admittedly limited dollars, should I (1) invest in
a faster CPU (2) add more RAM (3) install a seperate video card in
place of the integrated video on the mobo?

Currently: CPU: AMD SEMPRON 3400 2 ghz
RAM 1.5 gb DDR
MOBO: Integrated ATI Radeon X200
SLOTS 1 - PCI-express x 16

Max out the RAM first, and with Vegas, you would probably benefit from
moving up to a dual core CPU, if your motherboard is compatible.
I doubt the Video card will make much difference, depending on your OS.

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thisisthomasm wrote:
> To speed up my computer and avoid freezes while working with Photoshop
> and Sony Vegas with admittedly limited dollars, should I (1) invest in
> a faster CPU (2) add more RAM (3) install a seperate video card in
> place of the integrated video on the mobo?
>
> Currently: CPU: AMD SEMPRON 3400 2 ghz
> RAM 1.5 gb DDR
> MOBO: Integrated ATI Radeon X200
>; SLOTS 1 - PCI-express x 16
>
>
>

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