How do I make Final Cut Pro X run smoother and faster?

Heres my problem with Final Cut Pro X:
-Most days it runs very choppy.
-It's slow
-it cuts certain parts of the audio while previewing my project.
-Only on a good day, it runs well
Heres what i've tried doing already:
-Restarting my mac
-Closing all my other applications that were open
-Clearing space
My Macbook Pro:
Processor: 2.66 Ghz Intel Core i7
Memory: 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 512MB
Software: OS X 10.8 (12A269)
Year: 2011
Should I upgrade the Ram? Processor? Graphics card? if you have any suggestions i'd be then happy to get them.

Your system should be able to run FCPX smoothly as it's currently configured.
Run Activity Monitor and check for memory leak. If you see that RAM is not being released, try repairing permissions.
Russ

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Spring 2008
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