Reply to Nickweb

So a 1.5GHZ Dual Core is as fast as my 3.0ghz Celeron D?
Also is quad core really nessecary? Apart from the fact that over time I may need one anyways....? Gonna have a look at them in a sec
I'll also shut down all programs while capturing...I think theres a program that will shut down any unnessecary programs and things that are running in the background...anyone know what its called?

BTW what do u mean by: you're lucky I'm a cheif mod on another Tech help forum...

Reply to Nikosony

Im pretty certain it will take an upgraded processor but one of the things on my check list is compatability...
I hear what your saying with the Mini DV, the way I'm looking at it is, that I could get a much better D8 Model for my money than a Mini DV...the camera is more important to me than the computer and if it wasnt for the fact that my comp needs upgrading I would be spending a lot more this year on a camera...although I am tempted to buy one of the new Sony Hard Disk Camera's!

With the hard disks I need to see if my computer will hold two because that is ideally what I wanna do but I also need a External one for editing on the move...
Would 80GB be enough for capturing? How GB per hour of video is it? Does there need to be anything else on the capture drive or is it soley storage?
Or could I partition a TB Drive one partition for capturing and one for the OS or does it actually need to be two drives?

Cheers for your help boys!

Dave