Upgrade help

[prelude beast]

What upgrade would you rec for me i like to watch alot of movies and i save alot
of video AND I MEAN ALOT and i extremly fast computer.

here my specs of my computer

Windows: Windows XP5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180
Memory (RAM): 511 MB
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
CPU Speed: 2990.9 MHz
Sound card: C-Media Wave Device
Display Adapters: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD
Screen Resolution: 1024 X 768 - 16 bit
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Network Adapters: ADMtek ADM8511 USB To Fast Ethernet Converter - Packet Scheduler Miniport | Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler Miniport
CD / DVD Drives: D: TEAC DW-552G
:
COM Ports: COM1
LPT Ports: LPT1
Mouse: 5 Button Wheel Mouse Present
Hard Disks: C: 74.5GB
Hard Disks - Free: C: 7.8GB
USB Controllers: 5 host controllers.
Firewire (1394): Not Detected
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Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
Product Make: P4IPE
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AC Power Status: OnLine
BIOS Info: ATAT COMPATIBLE 091004 A M I 9000410
Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time
Battery: No Battery
Motherboard: soyocomputer P4IPE
Modem: Not detected

 

[b1gapl]

You just need a bigger hard drive. That's all, if you're just watching a lot of movies.

And get one more stick of 512MB ram.

 

[veg1992]

just more HD... edit u beat me again!!!

 

[b1gapl]

I'd recommend this hard drive, if you save A LOT of movies:
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
or
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

If that's too much to afford, then:
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

 

[prelude beast]

any thing alse you rec if i was going to use for school and maybe some gaming.

 

[peterhuang913]

That's nothing compared to the amount of movies I have. I'd also say bigger HD: the Seagate 7200.10 with perpendicular recording is great

 

[b1gapl]

any thing alse you rec if i was going to use for school and maybe some gaming.

Well definitely more RAM, as I said before. One more stick of 512MB.

For gaming...it depends, on what kind of gaming you'll want to be doing. Latest games, or light gaming.

 

[peterhuang913]

Also grab a new 1GB (2 x 512MB) of ram with the fastest speed.

 

[prelude beast]

also when you get the chance can you guys check this thread also.

http://www.techist.com/forums/f10/comp-temp-problem-cpu-usage-loud-sounds-150038/