Speeding up logic

I am having trouble with logic. I get tthe old "Core audio disk too slow error". So yeah I have the problem everyone else is having.
I have a g5 dual 2.7 with a 250gb hard drive and 1gb ram.
I have big plug ins such as amplitube 2 which I use on a lot of tracks (in order to get a fuller spread), and antares native pich correction. I'm sure they take up a lot.
I searched arround the forum and I saw alot about everyone needing more "CPU", and unforrtunatly, I happen to be an idiot, and I dont know what cpu means.
I know its some sort of processing power but how would you upgrade it? Would you buy a new ram card?
Also, my hard drive is almost full. I'm planning on getting a raptor 32gb 10,000rpm with "16mb cache (I dont know what that means either). If I do get one, do I hav to put logic onto it in oredr to use it? and will this hard drive truly, really help me?
Is there anyone who knows ways I can change myy settings in order to get the best possible performance from logic?
Thanks
-Sam

So yeah I have the problem everyone else is having
Well, some maybe, but mostly not: your computer is easily up to snuff, and you shouldn't have too many problems.
amplitube 2 which I use on a lot of tracks
Yes, that's a beast - as you are using it often, freeze the tracks. That goes for anything else too; if you have tracks with complex or hungry plug-ins, freeze the tracks.
CPU
Central Processing Unit. The Chip. You have two of them, and fast ones at that. You don't need to upgrade.
Also, my hard drive is almost full.
That's bad. You need an additional hard disk. Your plan to get a Raptor is excellent (74GB preferably). Put all your Logic projects on the new drive, and you'll see an improvement. Leave your applications (like Logic) on the system drive.
You might even consider getting a third HD (external firewire is fine) for backups of your Raptor, and maybe sample libraries etc. if you use them a lot.
Your RAM is marginal. Upping that to 2 or even 4GB will make a difference. And it's not too expensive at little more than $100 per GB.
Finally, what interface are you using? Have you checked your I/O settings? Around 256 would be a good starting point. Larger disk buffer?

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    Message was edited by: king-catt

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