Graphics card for old box

Hello All-
My playback in PE9 is very choppy, with a lot of frames being dropped, especially after effects (green screen). Even after rendering it has a stutter.
I know that I need a computer with more processing power to get the most out of PE9, but my pocketbook doesn't allow me to spring for that right now. I am wondering what power supply/graphics card combo I could get for right around $100-$120 total that would improve my playback somewhat - at least so I can try to do a reasonable editing job for the next several months. I'm pretty sure it has PCIe slots. Here is my current setup:
HP Pavillion a1430n
AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
350 Gig HD
2 GHz 3 Gig RAM
Windows XP SP3
Graphics (integrated): Nvdia Gforce 6150LE
Power Supply: 300 Watt
Any opinions or suggestions welcome!
Owl Boy

Friends-
To answer the questions you had regarding my current system and recording options:
SYSTEM:
CPU upgradable? I am pretty sure that it cannot be upgraded. Tough to find this
info on the web. Also, it only has one CPU slot.
RAM: I am maxed out at 4 gig.
Hard Drive: Only one (250 GB SATA 7200 RPM)
RECORDING:
I am recording using a CANON HF R10 camcorder, which offers the following
recording options:
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
MODE:
FXP (17 Mbps) Highest Quality
XP+ (12 Mbps) High Quality
SP ( 7 Mbps) Standard
LP ( 5 Mbps) Long Play
FRAME RATE:
60i (60 Hz interlaced)
PF30 (30 Hz progressive)
PF24 (24 Hz progressive)
OUTPUT FILE/FORMAT:
.mts / AVCHD
I am mainly interested in producing music videos for both burning to disc and posting to youtube. So these will be quite short -generally less than 5 minutes after the final edit - and could have quite a bit of movement, cuts and effects. I am new to recording. I am thinking that maybe I should record using either the FXP or XP+ mode and either the 60i or PF30 frame rate.
As far as souping up my computer, by the replies I have gotten, I'm thinking that adding a second HD would be my best bet.
QUESTIONS:
What size/speed HD would be recommended? Ted has mentioned access time and
internal buffering.
Is the size of my current power supply (300w) an issue when adding a HD?
Any suggestion regarding my recording mode, frame rate etc.?
Thanks a million, guys!
Owl Boy
HP Pavilion
AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
250 GB SATA 7200 RPM
2 GHz processor
4 Gig RAM

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