right...

from what i gather, if my hardware is compatiable then its a good investment.

As i need to make movies all the time, im currently near completion setting up a video editing and graphic design business. Im doing night club animations, wedding tapes, business training videos etc

So im guessing I can not go wrong with this. Regarding not working on new versions of premiere etc, it sounds like it will mate, as adobe wont be stupid enough to piss people off like that, my brother in-law does music and he has a dedicated music card for real time, when new software comes out better cards do, but his is still compatiable, I know it sounds different, but realistically, its very a like.

So any idea if my set up will be ok...

2 x 21" monitors
2 x 200 gig HD
2 x 512mb ( 2 slots free ) dane-elec pc3200
TV in card (cheap and shit!)
3.2 P4 HT
BOARD - ASUS P4C800 - C delux (fsb 800mhz DUAL DDR 400)
GRAPHICS - ATI 256ddr POWERCOLOUR Radeon 9600XT (500mhz/400mhz)

Running XP pro
Premiere pro 1.5
After effects 6.5
Adobe audition
DVD-LAB Pro
Adobe Audition


also thinking of getting an extra gig of ram, is this likly to make a worth while improvement. Thanks again guys for your help, i was asking about all this a while ago but just need to get things moving as i have a back log of jobs before i have finished setting up.

John