just bought a g5 2.0... now what?

Aloha,

Im new to the Mac World and Ive found that this board seems to have some pretty good info on the Mac. Recently, I purchased a g5 dual 2.0, the older version with the pci-x slots and upgradeable 8gb of RAM.

I believe that I did fairly well with the purchase price: 1799.88 out the door. Purchased the Tiger upgrade and the Apple Care plan for the g5 and a 23" CD (1499.00).

My question is, what should I invest my savings in? More RAM, a higher end video card, other suggestions?

Money isnt really an issue, but after comparing the different models, the dual 2.0 g5 seemed like the most cost effective for what my present needs are. This workstation will mainly be used for music production and eventually DVD video creation. I dont really need a DL DVD burner or other storage as most projects will be backed up to an external drive.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Dale

Edit: its the base configuration with 512mb RAM, 160GB HD, NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 Ultra 64mb... sorry for the omission.

Thanks for the recommendations. After reading other posts, I had a pretty good idea that RAM was going to be up there at the top of the list. Looks like I will have to do some more research on which RAM to purchase. I know that some people here like Crucial and that some prefer Apple. Pretty big price difference between the two. However I think Ill start at 4GB of RAM(4x1).

"What type of music 'production'?"

Music is a hobby and I want to do more original creations from scratch. I have friends that are musicians and they want to produce a CD for friends and family, (Ukele, Slack key guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals). Lastly, I DJ and like to edit material as well as do remix work. I work with a local radio station and do mixes for airplay. Pro Tools has already been considered and will probably be the next major purchase.

Sorry about the money isnt really an issue comment. Ive been saving and planning on doing this for several years and I want to do this right. I have done alot of research prior to asking you folks here on this board. This is a continuation of that research and I thank you for your input.

Eventually, I may want to do video work that involves weddings. Here in Hawaii, the "video" is THE main event at most weddings. I guess you would have to either live here or been to a local style wedding to appreciate that. So yes, a business that includes video and DJ'ing may be in the future.

Thanks again for your input.

Aloha, Dale