I want to Upgrade my T3400 workstation. Please Help!

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abdullaah

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I want to upgrade my T3400 workstation to be able to run Photoshop and illustrator smoothly.
The current specs are:
Ram: 8Gb
Hdd: 250GB
Graphic: nvidia quadro fx 1700
Cache: 12mb (i simply have no idea what this is)

Actually I have to use my pc for graphic designing(illustrator, photoshop). Right now when I use my PC i get many lags even on my browser, it stucks many times. I recently installed windows and I thought there will be no issue but still i find lags and slow performances.

I was thinking about upgrading graphic card (gpu) to 2GB and getting an SSD for windows and photoshop, illustrator installation. Also, upgrading my RAM to 16GB.

What do you people think am I thinking right or not?

Is this PC upgradable to all these specs or not?
 
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abdullaah

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is T3400 a good system? I am thinking about buying a new system for my brother for graphics designing. Should I go for same pc?
Or, what would you people suggest in my required specs which i mentioned above.
Please guide.

thank you
 
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abdullaah said:
I want to upgrade my T3400 workstation to be able to run Photoshop and illustrator smoothly.
The current specs are:
Ram: 8Gb
Hdd: 250GB
Graphic: nvidia quadro fx 1700
Cache: 12mb (i simply have no idea what this is)

Actually I have to use my pc for graphic designing(illustrator, photoshop). Right now when I use my PC i get many lags even on my browser, it stucks many times. I recently installed windows and I thought there will be no issue but still i find lags and slow performances.

I was thinking about upgrading graphic card (gpu) to 2GB and getting an SSD for windows and photoshop, illustrator installation. Also, upgrading my RAM to 16GB.

What do you people think am I thinking right or not?

Is this PC upgradable to all these specs or not?
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Your system is more than enough capable to run photoshop and other graphic designing tools. Just get a good 128/256gb ssd & install fresh windows inside. You won't face any lagging from there on, that I assure.
Get your brother a 2nd or a 3rd gen core i5 system. You may get one around 15k-20k depending on your configuration. Just make sure to add ssd in that config as well.

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thank you for your reply. Actually i am not into specifications and stuff so I have not much idea about them. is there a particular model or something for the SSD, as I will buy from Olx or online. is it easy to install or I'd need to get my pc to hardware shop?
please guide.
 
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abdullaah said:
thank you for your reply. Actually i am not into specifications and stuff so I have not much idea about them. is there a particular model or something for the SSD, as I will buy from Olx or online. is it easy to install or I'd need to get my pc to hardware shop?
please guide.
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You should buy from premium sellers right here on pg.
https://www.pakgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=289213
Though if you're reluctant buy any samsung evo 850 or 860 model ssd & you'll be fine
 
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abdullaah

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Actually I am tight in budget right now and my brother is learning photoshop and illustrator... I have another PC which I bought very cheap.
The specs of the PC are:
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz 2.39GHz
RAM: 4GB
HDD: 160GB
GPU: Intel Q965/Q963 Express chipset

Can I upgrade this PC?
I want to add more RAM, GPU, and SSD, if possible.
Please guide me about this.

Thank you
 
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Nomiforu

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abdullaah said:
Actually I am tight in budget right now and my brother is learning photoshop and illustrator... I have another PC which I bought very cheap.
The specs of the PC are:
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz 2.39GHz
RAM: 4GB
HDD: 160GB
GPU: Intel Q965/Q963 Express chipset

Can I upgrade this PC?
I want to add more RAM, GPU, and SSD, if possible.
Please guide me about this.

Thank you
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The cpu listed is a core 2 duo E6600 probably. I think it is enough for the purpose. Like I said, add ssd to the config. Even a cheap low capacity one will add quite a boost to the performance. You don't need to add a gpu & 4 gb ram is enough unless you plan on running windows 10 on it.
 
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althou buying an ssd is a good option but i doubt there would be any decent boost as old core 2 series systems only had 3gbps sata ports whereas to use a good ssd you need a 6gbps sata port

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i used illustrator and premiere pro on a core 2 quad,works just fine without any lag but you have to download 2015 version (2017 or upwards versions are heavy)

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Designer here with 16 years of experience, I think if you are earning from that machine than you must spent some extra money on that because that money will not be wasted and it will increase your performance and will save your time. For any professional person tools are most important thing to have, your tools should be rock solid and should not limit your skills. Save some money and re arrange your priorities, Go for atleast some 2nd Gen i5 with and ssd and 16GB of ram, you will be able to work on all latest tools including photoshop CC, illustrator CC etc.
 
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