Aperture graphics card requirements

When I purchased my Mac Pro, I configured an upgraded video card (X1900) to meet the minimum Aperture capability requirements, anticipating Aperture would be in my future. When Aperture provided the ability in v1.5 to reference files in user locations, I purchased this, upgraded it to v1.5.6 over time and used it successfully until the slow performance and bugs drove me to Lightroom. I presenly manage 38.000 images in this environment.
When v2.0 came out, I successfully downloaded and ran the trial version to check it out, but had no reason to move back at that time. Today, when I have again run the latest Aperture Checker before proceeding to checkout with the v2 upgrade in my cart at the Apple Store, I find "Aperture cannot be installed on this computer"!
Whew - that was a near thing. But when I check why this could be, there are only three requirements - 2.0GHz Intel dual processor (I've got 3.0GHz), 2GB memory (I've got 2GB), and (among others) an X1900 XT graphics card!
Is this correct? Has the minimum graphics requirement been stepped up since v2 was first released? Is there any guarantee that even if I was to upgrade my graphics card (which I'm not inclined to do - Lightroom runs great), the requirement wouldn't be hoisted again after I'm hooked in? I'm worried I have narrowly avoided one bait and switch, but could be the victim of another in the near term.
Can someone please provide me with some reliable buying advice?

W.W. Webster wrote:
Correction - checking more closely, my graphics card IS an X1900 XT. Now I really am confused! The problem can't be memory - it must be processor...
Actually the problem quite likely is inadequate RAM; it definitely is not the processor. In real world operation having just 2 GB of RAM in a Mac Pro is very substantially underpowered (no matter what the "application requirements" may state), and 8 GB RAM from a vendor like OWC <http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/pc> costs less than US$200.
My MP and MBP both (except for RAM) are much weaker than your MP and they both have driven all versions of Aperture just fine. Currently my MP is running the stock 7300 card.
If you still have problems after adequate RAM is on board then either a hardware flaw or setup issue exists.
Check also to make sure that none of the hard drives are too full, and with 38k images I strongly recommend that when you trial Aperture you use a Referenced-Masters Library rather than the (default) Managed-Masters Library. From within Aperture, import images from the hard drive folder into Aperture selecting "Store files in their current location." During import also is a good time to add keywords, but that is another discussion.
HTH
-Allen Wicks

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