Ok, I can do that. So, for the sake of simplicity, although I know you posted that long text of system hardware above, can you please list as follows to make it a bit easier to see what we have to work with.
CPU
Motherboard
Memory kit including model if possible, but at least the speed and brand or series
Graphics card
Storage devices
Case
CPU cooler
Power supply (Exact model and how long it has been in use/service)
Also, you REALLY need to figure out a way to move on from needing to use any applications that you have determined only want to work in Windows 7 but newer versions OR have two systems, one of which that has Win 7 on it won't be connected to the internet. Because, Windows 7 is so far out of date when it comes to security issues that you might as well just upload a virtual inflatable Tall Boy/Skydancer to announce "please compromise my system", plus, and maybe more important, almost all applications that will only run on Windows 7 or older versions of Windows are definitely even MORE of a risk than Windows itself. And, the majority of applications out there are announcing they are completely ending support for Windows 7, including major platforms like Steam, so there is no future in continuing to run that OS and there are almost universally options for other applications that will run on newer OS versions which can be used as replacements for many of the older programs although admittedly the ability to continue using any files created on very old applications with newer replacements is sort of hit or miss.
Having an older secondary system for those needed programs, but not having it connect to the internet, might satisfy being both secure and able to still run those old applications. It is worth considering anyhow.
Here is my System Info:
CPU - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz
Motherboard - ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (P9X79 PRO)
Memory - G.Skill Ripjaw Z - F3-12800CL10 - 8GBZL (64GB RAM total)
Graphics Card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (with 2GB Memory)
Storage Devices :
- ATA Samsung SSD 840 SCSI Disk Device 240GB (Scratch Disk for Windows 7 Adobe Suite)
- ATA Samsung SSD 850 SCSI Disk Device - 500GB (C; Drive with Windows 7)
- ATA Samsung SSD 860 SCSI Disk Device 1TB (secondary "C Drive" with Windows 10)
- ATA WDC WD1002FAEX-0 SCSI Disk Device 1TB (Raid0)
- ATA WDC WD1002FAEX-0 SCSI Disk Device 1TB (Raid0)
ATA WDC WDBNCE5000P SCSI Disk Device - 500GB (Scratch Disk for Windows 10 Adobe Cloud Suite)
Case - Fractal Design XL R2
CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i (Liquid Cooler)
Power Supply - Seasonic SS 760XP2ATX 12V/EPS 12V 760W 80 Plus Platinum Full Modular Certified Active PFC Power Supply
(in use since 2013)
Additional info:
- the PC has not been in constant daily use over the last 10 years.
- My Fractal Case has a non-functioning USB plug in the front and the front headphone jack is faulty. So I'd imagine a new case would be a good idea.
- I was planning to upgrade the GPU and recently purchased a Zotac Nvidia RTX 3060 with 12GB of memory... but have not installed it.
I agree that a new system should have Windows 10 (upgradable to 11) and I should forget about Windows 7.
As I said my primary use of the PC is Photo, Video Editing and typical uses like email, internet, Word Documents etc.
I don't do any Gaming.
I appreciate you looking this over and any feedback you can give.