4GB of RAM

karmaz00 · 03-08-2009, 05:15 PM

well im upgarding my dell destop to 4gb of ram now...shoul dhave it done in a week...hopfully its a big difference.

i know of a few members that have it.. can wait. as awell a new wireless keyboard and mouse.

03-08-2009, 05:20 PM

good call, you wont be sad.

what mouse/keyboard?

karmaz00 · 03-08-2009, 05:23 PM

the ergonomic keyboard...i think its the 4000 wirless laszer package from dell

karmaz00 · 03-11-2009, 05:22 PM

well i got the ram installed..but its not that much faster...does anyone know if i have to change any setting on my comp to make it faster?

03-11-2009, 05:24 PM

Nope, the OS will detect the RAM. It is a PC though, so with 4 GB of RAM it's likely still barely running.

Nabinger16 · 03-11-2009, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Darrell

Nope, the OS will detect the RAM. It is a PC though, so with 4 GB of RAM it's likely still barely running.

Geesh... all this hating on PC's!

mikeyj23 · 03-11-2009, 05:44 PM

Did you replace all the RAM or just some of it? Unfortunately memory clocks to the slowest card, so if you have 3 brand new 1GB cards that are really fast, they won't be able to run any faster than the slow 1 GB card you left in (as an example).

karmaz00 · 03-11-2009, 05:45 PM

replaced it all...4 1 g. cards...dont get me wrong, its quick....but i thought it would be lightining

larryinlc · 03-11-2009, 05:47 PM

It's my understanding that unless you're running a 64 bit operating system, your pc will only be able to utilize 3gb of ram anyway. It will show 4 installed however.

Larry

03-11-2009, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karmaz00

replaced it all...4 1 g. cards...dont get me wrong, its quick....but i thought it would be lightining

It's not a Mac.

karmaz00 · 03-11-2009, 05:50 PM

lol...nope but im looking to get one of the new mac books..for the gf...

larryinlc · 03-11-2009, 05:51 PM

To test it, get into some heavy duty photo editing program and create a 50 mb files to work with. This is where you'll see a difference. Other than memory hog programs, you'll just cruise along as you've always done and won't notice much difference

Larry

jledou · 03-11-2009, 05:59 PM

make sure that the computer did recongize the upgrade. go to my computer and right click go to properties > the general tab should say how much memory it sees. I have seen some not actually see the full memory upgrade until after you make them recongize it.

karmaz00 · 03-11-2009, 06:01 PM

yup it did

shilala · 03-11-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by karmaz00

yup it did

Did you scan for viruses, adware and malware and get rid of all the background programs you don't use?
That always helps.
Another thing that might be slowing down your page reads is your virus scanner. If you're running real time protection it's scanning the pages as it's serving them up in front of your face.
Some antivirus programs do that poorly. You may want to switch to AVG or Eset. They both work well.

karmaz00 · 03-11-2009, 06:46 PM

thanks for the help

shilala · 03-11-2009, 06:50 PM

One other thing...
You didn't mention what you were using initially. If you already had 2gb of ram, it's unlikely you'd notice any difference at all unless you're running memory intensive applications like CAD or Photoshop.
It's arguable that you wouldn't see much of a difference from 1gb of ram if you're running a nice, clean OS.
If you upgraded from 256mb or 512mb, you'd notice a blazing difference everywhere.

karmaz00 · 03-11-2009, 06:53 PM

1 gb originally... 2 X 512 then i took both them out, and got 4 1gb cards...it is quicker, especially, when my comp is doing a virus scan, im listin to itunes nd surfing the net

shilala · 03-11-2009, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by karmaz00

1 gb originally... 2 X 512 then i took both them out, and got 4 1gb cards...it is quicker, especially, when my comp is doing a virus scan, im listin to itunes nd surfing the net

If you're running dual or quad core you can add burning dvd's to that list, too.

DrDubzz · 03-11-2009, 07:11 PM

have you defragmented lately?

03-08-2009, 05:15 PM	#1
karmaz00 Habanos Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Jason Location: victoria Posts: 1,855 Trading: (1)	4GB of RAM well im upgarding my dell destop to 4gb of ram now...shoul dhave it done in a week...hopfully its a big difference. i know of a few members that have it.. can wait. as awell a new wireless keyboard and mouse. __________________ Habanos Collector Since 2003

03-08-2009, 05:20 PM	#2
SixPackSunday Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 4GB of RAM good call, you wont be sad. what mouse/keyboard?

03-08-2009, 05:23 PM	#3
karmaz00 Habanos Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Jason Location: victoria Posts: 1,855 Trading: (1)	Re: 4GB of RAM the ergonomic keyboard...i think its the 4000 wirless laszer package from dell __________________ Habanos Collector Since 2003

03-11-2009, 05:22 PM	#4
karmaz00 Habanos Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Jason Location: victoria Posts: 1,855 Trading: (1)	Re: 4GB of RAM well i got the ram installed..but its not that much faster...does anyone know if i have to change any setting on my comp to make it faster? __________________ Habanos Collector Since 2003

03-11-2009, 05:24 PM	#5
Darrell Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 4GB of RAM Nope, the OS will detect the RAM. It is a PC though, so with 4 GB of RAM it's likely still barely running.

03-11-2009, 05:44 PM	#7
mikeyj23 Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Michael Location: Texas Posts: 635 Trading: (10)	Re: 4GB of RAM Did you replace all the RAM or just some of it? Unfortunately memory clocks to the slowest card, so if you have 3 brand new 1GB cards that are really fast, they won't be able to run any faster than the slow 1 GB card you left in (as an example).

03-11-2009, 05:45 PM	#8
karmaz00 Habanos Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Jason Location: victoria Posts: 1,855 Trading: (1)	Re: 4GB of RAM replaced it all...4 1 g. cards...dont get me wrong, its quick....but i thought it would be lightining __________________ Habanos Collector Since 2003

03-11-2009, 05:47 PM	#9
larryinlc Angry Packer Fan Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Larry Location: Starvalley Posts: 325 Trading: (15)	Re: 4GB of RAM It's my understanding that unless you're running a 64 bit operating system, your pc will only be able to utilize 3gb of ram anyway. It will show 4 installed however. Larry Last edited by larryinlc; 03-11-2009 at 05:54 PM.

03-11-2009, 05:50 PM	#11
karmaz00 Habanos Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Jason Location: victoria Posts: 1,855 Trading: (1)	Re: 4GB of RAM lol...nope but im looking to get one of the new mac books..for the gf... __________________ Habanos Collector Since 2003

03-11-2009, 05:51 PM	#12
larryinlc Angry Packer Fan Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Larry Location: Starvalley Posts: 325 Trading: (15)	Re: 4GB of RAM To test it, get into some heavy duty photo editing program and create a 50 mb files to work with. This is where you'll see a difference. Other than memory hog programs, you'll just cruise along as you've always done and won't notice much difference Larry

03-11-2009, 05:59 PM	#13
jledou Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jay Location: Kansas Posts: 2,224 Trading: (27)	Re: 4GB of RAM make sure that the computer did recongize the upgrade. go to my computer and right click go to properties > the general tab should say how much memory it sees. I have seen some not actually see the full memory upgrade until after you make them recongize it.

03-11-2009, 06:01 PM	#14
karmaz00 Habanos Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Jason Location: victoria Posts: 1,855 Trading: (1)	Re: 4GB of RAM yup it did __________________ Habanos Collector Since 2003

03-11-2009, 06:46 PM	#16
karmaz00 Habanos Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Jason Location: victoria Posts: 1,855 Trading: (1)	Re: 4GB of RAM thanks for the help __________________ Habanos Collector Since 2003

03-11-2009, 06:50 PM	#17
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: 4GB of RAM One other thing... You didn't mention what you were using initially. If you already had 2gb of ram, it's unlikely you'd notice any difference at all unless you're running memory intensive applications like CAD or Photoshop. It's arguable that you wouldn't see much of a difference from 1gb of ram if you're running a nice, clean OS. If you upgraded from 256mb or 512mb, you'd notice a blazing difference everywhere. __________________

03-11-2009, 06:53 PM	#18
karmaz00 Habanos Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Jason Location: victoria Posts: 1,855 Trading: (1)	Re: 4GB of RAM 1 gb originally... 2 X 512 then i took both them out, and got 4 1gb cards...it is quicker, especially, when my comp is doing a virus scan, im listin to itunes nd surfing the net __________________ Habanos Collector Since 2003

03-11-2009, 07:11 PM	#20
DrDubzz Formerly RX2010 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Virginia Posts: 2,201 Trading: (34)	Re: 4GB of RAM have you defragmented lately?