FCP Memory issue on a new MBP

I just bought a new 17" macbook pro with 4gb of ram. It's only a few days old. I'm having an issue with final cut pro 6 while trying to render or compress a file. Over the course of a few minutes, It transfers all of my memory from free to inactive memory and then either crashes or gives me an out of memory error. Meanwhile only a small portion is actually active. The same thing happens when I export using compressor.
I tried compresing the same exact file on my old powerbook G4 that has 1.5ghz of ram and it processes fine with plenty of free memory left over.
I have absolutely no clue what's causing this. I've adjusted the preferences, deleted them, deleted render files, ran FCP rescue, and nothings having an effect.
I don't think anything is wrong with the ram, because every other program works great.
Has anyone heard of this problem before? Any advice to what can be causing the problem? Please help!!

If you don't feel comfortable with this process, Brian's advice seems the best way to go.
That's exactly why I suggested it. Swapping RAM sticks in a MBP is a little bit tricky. I'm experienced at all that stuff, but the first time I did it on a MBP, I was a bit nervous.
And if you don't practice safe static control, you could do harm to the good sticks as well. (And you might never know you did it, as it doesn't always show up right away.)

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