I need to upgrade my system because at the moment I'm constrained by 4MB RAM and I'm running Photoshop CC which struggles with that. My 5 year old mobo only supports 4MB (although I was told here that a firmware update got rid of that limitation). I also need to upgrade from Windows 7 32 bit to 64 bit.
I only use my PC for office based stuff, browsing and some photo scanning and the aforementioned Photoshop, Lightroom etc. I figure that I don't need a dedicated graphics card for that. So I'm planning to keep my case and drives and replace the mobo/cpu/RAM and PSU. I've been looking at the Intel i5 4590 3.30GHz on a Asus H81M Plus mobo with 8GB Crucial RAM. I don't plan to overclock.
Does that seem ok for my fairly modest needs? My current mobo uses the Intel G45/G43 Express Chipset and I'm assuming that the i5's onboard graphics will be equal or better to what I have?
What size PSU will I need. Currently I have a 350w unit.
Thanks in advance.
I only use my PC for office based stuff, browsing and some photo scanning and the aforementioned Photoshop, Lightroom etc. I figure that I don't need a dedicated graphics card for that. So I'm planning to keep my case and drives and replace the mobo/cpu/RAM and PSU. I've been looking at the Intel i5 4590 3.30GHz on a Asus H81M Plus mobo with 8GB Crucial RAM. I don't plan to overclock.
Does that seem ok for my fairly modest needs? My current mobo uses the Intel G45/G43 Express Chipset and I'm assuming that the i5's onboard graphics will be equal or better to what I have?
What size PSU will I need. Currently I have a 350w unit.
Thanks in advance.
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