suggestions on upgrading to a new pc

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looking for some input/suggestions on buying new pc.

im shooting with the 5d mark II ,raw files are big around 25 the mb
region
my current specs are below .

machine is slowing a bit around 1 1/2 yr old looking to upgrade to a
new one .

INTEL PENTIUM 4 3.20 GHZ
NVDIA GEFORCE 7800 GS
200 GG HD ATA
4 GB RAM
WINDOWS XP PRO
GATEWAY 24 IN HD MONITOR
calabrated with the xrite pro

thanks
oleuncleted

Why not keep what you have and upgrade the MB and CPU
(with a quad-core Intel - but XP can handle no more than 3.3
gigs of RAM, and more can slow the computer) and add at
least one more internal drive (use one for the OS, current work
in progress, and incidental stuff only, with preferably two others
used for duplicate archiving)? Reinstall XP, with the latest service
pack, after a complete (slow/thorough) reformatting of your "C"
drive. Afterwards, keep the drives defragmented the best you
can, and occasionally run anti-spyware software and dump the
cookies, etc. from your browser. The computer will FLY, and
the upgrade would be much cheaper than buying something new
that is comparable. BTW, I use a similar system to the above
for editing HD video, and it works without problems...
--DR