FCP 5 & Quicksilver 733 - bad idea?

Hi!
I've got a Quicksilver 733 and wanted to know if it's stupid to even think of buying FCP even if:
a.) i upgrade my processor,
b.) upgrade my video cards
c.) upgrade to Tiger
I'm going to make the upgrades at least a & b no matter what...
Advice, please!!

Do the math. I don't think you can add that stuff up and get a number that's much less than a used monster G4 or the minimum spec G5. Pulling some figures outa my hat,
CPU upgrade: $300, video card: $250, Tiger: $130, more RAM: $500; that's about $1k.
The Quicksilver maxes out at 1.5G RAM, not much for Tiger and FCP. FCP may or may not install since it looks for Apple CPUs and may not recognize a foreign unit. And, even if you could get it to install and run, you won't be happy with the performance.
So, I say absolutely not.
Keep your ol' QS for your email and Web stuff and network it to your new Macintosh.
Quick google got me a used Dual 800 mirror door with all the toys and 1g RAM for $1,500.
bogiesan

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