FCPX green frames/artifacts and dropped frames

I have been trying to use FCPX for a couple of weeks now, but haven't been able to. I constantly get green frames/artifacts and dropped frames during playback AND export regardless of using optimixed or proxy media. I am importing mp4 quicktime files, in case that is important.
I am using:
MBP (mid 2009)
OSX 10.6.8
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.26 ghz
2 gb ram
Nvdidia GeForce 9400M w/256 vram
I know that it is reccommended I have 4 gb ram, but I meet the minimum requirements and cannot even use the program! Would upgrading to 4-8gb ram resolve this issue? Or is my processor the culprit?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

You DEFINITELY need to upgrade your memory to 8GB, etc. Otherwise you will not likely be able to get much real work done at all ... but ... that is likely not exactly the problem you are experiencing now . Since you are talking about bringing in MP4 files, I am thinking you did not get them from a tape-based camcorder. If you did, then they were converted to MP4 afterwards somewhere. Can you play the MP4 files in Quicktime and not see any green screens? If so then have you tried using the FCP X File/Import ... Files command to bring them into FCP X? I have used this with MP4 files without a problem. If Quicktime can play them okay without green frames, and FCP X cannot then the problem does seem to be in FCP X. Are your preferences set to use optimized media? If so then FCP X will convert the files to ProRes and the timeline playback should be okay. There are other "green frames" discussions here that you could also reference. These are just some thoughts.

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