Glitches in the FCP 5 installed in a MAC Mini G4 1.42Ghz, 512RAM

I recently upgraded my Mac Mini's memory to 512 from the standard 256 it came with. I have installed FCP 5 on it. When I start doing my editing the clips don't play smoothly. They keep freezing up and then the audio continues and the clip catches up after a couple of seconds. Do I need to reinstall it or do I need to change any setting on it.
mac mini   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

#1 - More RAM. At least 1GB, if not more. FCP is a pro app that wants lots of memory.
#2 - Secondary hard drive. External firewire drive, 7200RPM, MacOS Extended format.
Shane

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