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Before You Change That RAM by ExperTrait(m): 8:12pm On Jan 08, 2015 |
The acronym stands for random access memory. RAM helps your computer run applications. Your computer stores temporary information within the memory cells and refers to the data as it runs applications. If the information isn't in your computer's RAM, the computer has to refer to its hard drive. This is slower than pulling information from RAM. So if your computer doesn't have enough RAM to run multiple applications or even one big program, it may feel like it's just crawling along. Every computer has a maximum amount of RAM it can handle. Once you hit that limit, you've gone as far as you can go with your hardware. But unless you've customized your machine, chances are your computer has plenty of capacity for more RAM. THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE UPGRADING OR REPLACING YOUR RAM ONE STICK OR TWO? 1. How much memory is installed already on the computer 2. Check your PC's RAM usage by opening Windows Task Manager. Press Ctrl-Alt-Del (Vista/win7 and win8) users will have to click Start Task Manager) and click the Performance tab. If the figure next to 'Available' (or 'Free' in Vista) under 'Physical Memory' hovers around zero and your PC seems sluggish, you need more RAM. NB: I advise you do these when you the start most of the the programmes you often make use of. You can also click the resource monitor to know how many percent of ram is used. But one thumb rule is that, when ever the system is sluggish and its not infected by viruses or worms. You really need an upgrade. 3. How much RAM do I need? The average Windows XP user should be satisfied with 1GB of RAM. Our tests, which involve working with images and using Nero Express to burn CDs, ran one-third faster when we upgraded from 512MB of RAM to 1GB. Power users who simultaneously run lots of demanding applications, or anyone regularly working with digital video or other large graphics files, will want at least 2GB. If you're planning to upgrade your PC to Windows Vista, you can still get away with 1GB, but for a more comfortable experience we recommend 2GB of RAM(win vista/win7/win8). 4. What kind of RAM works on my PC? RAM comes in many flavors, including DDR, DDR2, and DDR3. Newer technologies offer faster performance, but most motherboards accept only one type of RAM. Check your PC's manual to find out what type of RAM modules you need and how they have to be installed 5. I have 2GB, can I add 1gb? You are right about mixing different RAM modules—if there's one thing you absolutely can't mix, it's DDR with DDR2, or DDR2 with DDR3, and so on (they won't even fit in the same slots). RAM is pretty complicated, but there are a few things you can mix and a few things you shouldn't. In any case, I don't recommend it. If you're buying new RAM, you're probably going to make your life a lot easier by buying the exact same model as you currently have in your machine. That said, if you absolutely have to mix them, here are some general guidelines. You want to make sure each stick has the same CAS latency, timings, and voltage. NB CAS latency, timing, voltage, frequency should be same to really see effect of the upgrade and save your mother boards of future damage due to over working. 6. Brands to go for..for my many years experience on rams, I have found some brands very reliable. But OEM's like HP, Dell, Toshiba, samsung, Acer and rest do not provide these information of on FSB speed/frequency, processor frequency and rest which are undermining factor to consider before replacing or upgrading rams. But always make sure you ram frequency is higher than the board frequency. BENEFITS OF UPGRADING WITH RIGHT RAMS 1. Increased performance of your pc software 2 reduced heat because the system will not over work its self 3. Your computer hardware (board and its peripherals) will last longer 3. Little or no failure of your machine leading to less loss of data And many more BRANDS TO BUY. From my many years experience, kingston has been my choice but now in Nigeria, you hardly get originals..most are refurbished. They just paste the stickers. Some when buying, do a thorough visual inspection but here is a list of of some reliable ones in market for now 1. ADATA 2. Corsair 3. EVM 4. G.Skill 5. Kingston 6. Transcend Transcend are really impressing now. God bless us all. God bless Nigeria. For all of your computer electronic/electrical. assistance, feel free to call or mail. Isaacodinakafranklin@gmail.com 08136379363(B.eng electrical/electronics and computer engineering). mNSE 4 Likes |
Re: Before You Change That RAM by YUSUPH1986(m): 2:43pm On Jan 09, 2015 |
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Re: Before You Change That RAM by Donsammi(m): 3:39pm On Jan 09, 2015 |
c0mprehensive article.. ..l0ve it 1 Like |
Re: Before You Change That RAM by hajjisemiu: 9:30am On Jan 12, 2015 |
God will bless u. |
Re: Before You Change That RAM by DAVE5(m): 4:14pm On Jan 13, 2015 |
op more grease o ur elbow ojere |
Re: Before You Change That RAM by ExperTrait(m): 3:20pm On Jan 15, 2015 |
DAVE5:amen |
Re: Before You Change That RAM by ExperTrait(m): 3:21pm On Jan 15, 2015 |
hajjisemiu:amen |
Re: Before You Change That RAM by ExperTrait(m): 11:45pm On Nov 23, 2015 |
ExperTrait:amin jesu |
Re: Before You Change That RAM by damiosy(m): 8:46am On Nov 24, 2015 |
You didn't mention the various ram speeds, 1600MHz,1866MHz,2133MHz,2400MHz and timing Knowledgeable all the same |
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