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can i run photoshop in my low end pc ? [2020]

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January 23, 2020
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its running but having high memory,pc freezing and memory is now on 90% 😞 pc is dell N5030 .

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It comes with 3GB ram, when 8 GB is recommended. Invest in some memory.

https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/inspiron-n5030

Memory sticks are easy to install.

An SSD will really speed things up and can be user installed.

Good options if a new laptop is out of the question.

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try CS6 ?

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try CS6 ?
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It is not possible to "try CS6" because CS6 is no longer available.

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but i use it

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I agree. The ram is a simple plug-in project and is what you need first. The drive can wait.

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can i upgrade ram in this lapto

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laptop*

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I would get more ram before the ssd but yes that computer is very low end

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can i upgrade ram in this laptop

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It comes with 3GB ram, when 8 GB is recommended. Invest in some memory.

https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/inspiron-n5030

Memory sticks are easy to install.

An SSD will really speed things up and can be user installed.

Good options if a new laptop is out of the question.

mnyaAuthor

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i have to purchase both ram and ssd ?

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it should be available on your local market (online or offline)

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Is that this one?

http://www.meetgadget.com/gadget/52311/Dell+Inspiron+15+N5030

Because...yikes. CPU is a little on the slow side but the RAM...whoo-boy...that's just a little over the bare minimum to run Photoshop. You're definitely going to have some page file swapping (i.e., really slow response) going on.

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what u meant to page file swapping if i can ask

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When Photoshop runs out of available RAM, it starts to use your hard drive as memory, which can be much slower than conventional RAM.

Definitely look into upgrading the RAM before anything else. It will make quite a difference.

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Photoshop minimum system requirements are here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/system-requirements.html

Dave