Running Windows 10 Home on a 2009 Dell XPS 9000 with an Intel Core i7-950 processor (8MB l3 Cache 3.06GHz). 12MB DDR3 SDRAMM at 1066 MHz with a Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 Graphics card. Two 640GB Hard Drives at 7200 RPM.
I do serious digital photo restoration and digital painting. Lately PhotoShop, Painter and ON1 Resize seem more sluggish than I remember, and sometimes when working on a large image, my computer really revs up noticeably and loudly.
Dell told me to buy a new computer, but I'm wondering if I upgraded the graphics card and brought my memory up to 16GB if that would make a noticeable difference. Also considering switching to solid state drive(s). I would appreciate any advice you can give me on whether or not to upgrade or go new.
I do serious digital photo restoration and digital painting. Lately PhotoShop, Painter and ON1 Resize seem more sluggish than I remember, and sometimes when working on a large image, my computer really revs up noticeably and loudly.
Dell told me to buy a new computer, but I'm wondering if I upgraded the graphics card and brought my memory up to 16GB if that would make a noticeable difference. Also considering switching to solid state drive(s). I would appreciate any advice you can give me on whether or not to upgrade or go new.