John, I have 8GB of ram and one of the faster i5s. This information is from my husband who bought the computer. Susan > Unfortunately the term "new computer" does not convey any detail about its > specs. Bit like saying you have a new car or a new dress. Doesn't convey > much useful information > > But with the size of the database that you are using, I would think you > would want more than 4 GB or RAM and an i5 processor or better > > John D -- --- Susan C. Johanson, Haymarket, VA http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=johanson http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/h/Susan-C-Johanson/ ...Searching for footprints in the sands of time...