[SOLVED] Should I upgrade for Photoshop??

[RenatoN]

Hello friends,
I have a second computer in my office that I also use for Photoshop CC (always updated) but it is very slow comparing to the other pc.
I believe the problem is the hardware. I really appreciate any suggestion for upgrades. Thank you!

Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. - X79-DELUXE

Processor	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3820 CPU @ 3.60GHz
Number of Cores	8
Speed	3.6 GHz
Stepping	7
Family	06
Model	2D
CPU ID	BFEBFBFF000206D7

Memory	64,0 GB DDR3 1333 MHz Slots 8 of 8 DIMM Reserved for hardware: 61,2 MB Available 53,9 GB cache 9,0 GB
RAM	64 GB

Video Card
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Chipset	GeForce GTX 760
Manufacturer	Nvidia
Hardware T&L	Yes
Total Menmory	36 GB
Dedicated Memory	4.0 GB
Driver Version	27.21.14.5671
Vertex Shader Version	5.0
Pixel Shader Version	5.0
Plug and Play ID	VEN_10DE&DEV_1187&SUBSYS_27683842&REV_A1
Device	1187
Vendor ID	10DE

Operating System
Size	64-bit
Operating System	Windows 10
Version	10.0.19041
Service Pack	0
Locale	0416

BIOS
BIOS	BIOS Date: 02/02/16 23:00:40 Ver: 48.05
Manufacturer	American Megatrends Inc.

 

[USAFRet]

The RAM (64GB) is fine.
The CPU, however, is very much out of date.

If you want to continue to use actual Photoshop, then yes, you need a much newer platform.

Is the PS use a paying gig?
Do you really need actual Photoshop, as opposed to many other less CPU intensive applications?

But...the i7-3820 is still pretty outdated, and in need of replacement.

 

[RenatoN]

The RAM (64GB) is fine.
The CPU, however, is very much out of date.

If you want to continue to use actual Photoshop, then yes, you need a much newer platform.

Is the PS use a paying gig?
Do you really need actual Photoshop, as opposed to many other less CPU intensive applications?

But...the i7-3820 is still pretty outdated, and in need of replacement.

I see... I am a photographer and always used Photoshop. But that is the only program I use in this computer.
Can anything be kept when I replace CPU? Graphics card, Motherboard..?
Thank you for your advice!!

 

[USAFRet]

I see... I am a photographer and always used Photoshop. But that is the only program I use in this computer.
Can anything be kept when I replace CPU? Graphics card, Motherboard..?
Thank you for your advice!!

Your current system is old enough that changing one part means changing everything else.

New CPU = new motherboard + RAM.
GPU? That's pretty old as well.
Probably needs a new PSU as well.
What specific storage drives are in this?

What is your overall budget for this?

 

[RenatoN]

Your current system is old enough that changing one part means changing everything else.

New CPU = new motherboard + RAM.
GPU? That's pretty old as well.
Probably needs a new PSU as well.
What specific storage drives are in this?

What is your overall budget for this?

I have two 1gb ssd hds.
I believe I can spend less than 1k, as this is my second computer...

 

[USAFRet]

I have two 1gb ssd hds.
I believe I can spend less than 1k, as this is my second computer...

Keeping your 2x SSDs, you can almost certainly build a new system for under $1k USD.

Start here, and some people will be long to build up a parts list:

*How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice*

How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice First off, respect where respect is due - this is an adaptation of the Animal's *How To Ask For New Build Advice* Sticky. I created this because there's a lot of posts nowadays asking for upgrade advice both on here and on the CPU forums, and I feel...

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[Nighthawk117]

You say it's ' very slow comparing to the other pc ', may I ask what the other PC is?

 

[RenatoN]

Keeping your 2x SSDs, you can almost certainly build a new system for under $1k USD.

Start here, and some people will be long to build up a parts list:

*How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice*

How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice First off, respect where respect is due - this is an adaptation of the Animal's *How To Ask For New Build Advice* Sticky. I created this because there's a lot of posts nowadays asking for upgrade advice both on here and on the CPU forums, and I feel...

forums.tomshardware.com

Thank you!! 🤗 🤗 🤗

 

[sweatysniper]

this is a very funny system haha

 

[RenatoN]

You say it's ' very slow comparing to the other pc ', may I ask what the other PC is?

The PC I work every day is:

Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
Intel® Core™ i7-9800X CPU @ 3.80GHz
ASrock X299 Taichi XE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
64 Gb RAM (4x16gb)
(Corsair Vengeance CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 LPX 32GB DDR4-3200)

 

[Nighthawk117]

The PC I work every day is:

Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
Intel® Core™ i7-9800X CPU @ 3.80GHz
ASrock X299 Taichi XE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
64 Gb RAM (4x16gb)
(Corsair Vengeance CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 LPX 32GB DDR4-3200)

Lol ok yeah it would be slow compared to that.