From experience, installing "new" software in old PC and expecting the resource allocation to be "small" is a huge mistake. "New" software, especially those which got out after Vista came out, take for granted that you will be using a beast to run them. The definition of "minimal resource use" changed over time.
I've had software installed in my computer for years which simply refused to work when I updated their version. But they still updated their defintion files fine with the old version, without the need to update, and that without any problem.
If you wish to find the "optimal" performance then I suggest that you go look at oldversion.com for older version of the same programs.
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