Here is the system I am considering building to do video editing.  This will be a highend system that will most likely only work with WIN2K (because of the promise ata100 6 channel raid 5 controller) to run Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop. The price difference between 256mb DDR and 512mb DDR is insane.  We have everything else we need.  Any recomendations?


1.4 Athalon and ECS K7VZA   $225 
or
Dual 1.2 Athalon and Tyan   $625

1.5GB PC2100 DDR Ram	    $600
or
768MB PC2100 DDR Ram	    $110

Matrox G450 32MB AGP	    $90
Promise 6ch ATA100 Raid	    $350
6x WD 80GB 7200 ATA100	    $1140 (450GB Raid 5)
DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW	    $800
DVD 16x drive		    $50
Rackmount Case		    $250

Total 1.4 Athalon 1.5GB	    $3505
Total 1.4 Athalon 768MB	    $3015
Total 2x1.2 Athalon 1.5GB   $3905
Total 2x1.2 Athalon 768MB   $3415

*all prices from www.pricewatch.com