Looking to upgrade from Pro Tools 11.3.1, need advice

[Tubthumper]

Hi folks, I'm hoping to get some advice on upgrading.


I've been running Pro Tools 11.3.1 on a Win 7 64 bit PC for years, it's reliable and I've had no need to upgrade... until now that is, many plugin manufacturers are dropping support for Win 7.


I'm planning to upgrade to Win 10, and I've just purchased a Pro Tools Reinstatement license.


I didn't do my homework correctly, and based on what I've read, Avid are currently recommending a minimum 16 GB of RAM for Pro Tools. My PC has 8 GB.


I had the PC built about 10 years ago, here's the specs:


Intel i5 quad core, 2.8 GHz
8 GB RAM
ASUS Radeon HD6450 1GB graphics card
3 HDDs


I cant see much point putting any further money into this PC given it's age, so buying another 8GB of RAM seems like dead money.


Are there any versions of Pro Tools that will run on Win 10 and perform well with 8GB of RAM?


I'd be happy to go back to v12 if necessary.


Thanks in advance.