Need Quad Purchase Advice

Considerng purchase of a G5 Quad. I currently have a ~2yr old G5 2Ghz (Power PC 970 chip v2.2, 512 cache perchip, 1Ghz bus, boot rom v5.1.5f0). Unit has dual 7500rpm SATA drives, boot=80GB, 2nd=120GB and 3.5 GB ram. Use unit for light office work and for home video capture (TV) and editing, photos (25000+), audio = 10K+ songs.
Questions:
1) What kind of performance increase should I expect from a standard Quad with - say - 2GB-4GB ram? Is the quad worth the upgrade cost?
2) Will the unit be noticably louder or hotter than my present G5 - which is usually whisper quiet?
3) Do the Apple refurbs represent good value versus a "new" unit - given that the refurbs will like be drawn from the units often described on this forum as having been sent in for replacement?
4) anything else?
Thanks for any comments...

You will love the Quad esp. where video and audio rendering is concerned. Any software that utilizes multi-processor architecture will really be enhanced with this set-up. I wouldn't recommend less than 4GB RAM and if you can swing more do so. I have 4GB right now and gave up on the 30" Cinema Display and got the 23" in order to get the RAM. The amount of RAM is the next most important addition you can add to boost performance - just like a hotter cam helps an engine of a given displacement run stronger than the same size engine with a milder cam (sorry about the analogy - I'm a gearhead too...). With the type of work you list - the Quad plus RAM will be quite the ticket. Heat is not an issue with mine - you'll notice some when really working it but I can't say it's any worse than the G5's I use at work. As far as noise - it is whisper quiet UNLESS - and here's the rub - you get the nVIDEA 7800 card. I have it - I love it, but the cooling fan makes a sound comparable to a CD spinning in the drive. I wouldn't even consider stepping back to the 6600 that comes stock however. It is much faster and the noise is not a huge problem - I just wish the fan was a quiet as the G5's are. Again, with the type of work you have planned I would recommend this card over the stock one which uses a heat sink instead of a fan. I'll take the performance of the 7800 any day. Feel free to go with a refurb if you wish - personally, I wouldn't. With this much of an investment, I want new even if they give a warrantee - they got traded in for a reason... Just a few of my thoughts for you. Happy shopping!
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