At 4gb of ram, literally 0 memory to spare when editing. What's going on with CC?

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Model Name: MacBook Air
Model Identifier: MacBookAir6,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 1.4 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Chipset Model: Intel HD Graphics 5000
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Dynamic, Max): 1536 MB
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x0a26
Revision ID: 0x0009
Displays:
Color LCD:
Display Type: LCD
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
So I was editing a project the other day. The project is not that big either. I have a bunch of small clips with a few keyframes automating some effects. Same for title stills. Whenever I render them for a quick preview, which is the only way to see how I'm doing when lining clips up to an audio track, my machine slows down considerably. Is Premiere Pro CC the one at fault? It used to run incredibly well on my machine. I understand yes, my gpu is on the low side and my cpu as well, but with 4gb of ram its hard to believe that its even struggling. Not sure what to do now with my work. It's frustrating that I can't edit at the speed I want, with hiccups every few seconds, sometimes my whole machine shutting down due to running out of memory.
Peace

With those specs, I'm surprised that it runs at all.
What kind of PC to use?

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