Hey guys. I am upgrading my RAM by 512 M because 128 just won't do anymore with the games I like. I have consulted the service people and have been told what kind of RAM to purchase and have just ordered it. Any of you guys ever actually installed more RAM? Should I move my old RAM over and put the new RAM in the Number 1 slot or does it matter? Is there anything to it other than just plugging it in? Let me know.
How many open slots do you have? Are you buying the new ram in one stick or spreading it out among more? I personally would add the new ram to an empty slot and go from there. Just install it and power up..that should be all that's required.. Enjoy your ram.
I have like 3 empty slots. I bought the RAM on one stick. So I don't have to worry about moving the old RAM? Cool, thanks.
You would only remove the old ram if it was of a slower speed than your new stuff. For example, if your old ram was of the 66Mhz variety and your mobo supports PC133 ram...I would remove the old ram since it would slow down the bus speed...(doubtful) Considering if the mobo came with 66Mhz ram it probably wont fully support 133 anyway, it would be a moot point... but at any rate, the additional ram is always a good thing (imo) so enjoy it...
Technically, you would probably get a super-minor memory speed benefit by having the larger dimm first (all other things being equal), but I can't count in picoseconds.
Yeah, from what I have heard, adding some RAM to a computer is the cheapest and best way to accelerate your machine, assuming you already have a decent processor. I have a 1.3Ghtz Pentium 4, I know its not the newest and best, but it is decent enough for how I use it. The processor just wasn't able to use its power to the max because of only 128 RAM. I have another ATHLON 700Mgtz and it seems to be every bit as fast as the Pentium, but it also has 512 RAM, thus maximizing the performance of the processor. I actually made the mistake when I bought the machine and thought that it had more RAM, its a year later and I haven't gotten around to getting it upgraded yet because I just used it for the basic office functions. I noticed the other day, however, that when I loaded up a new video game, that it was running rather slow, so I figured if I paid (at the time) for the processor with that much power, I better do something to maximize it. I also have a decent video accelerator on the machine, but I think it was the RAM holding me back. Here's some other Questions: Does anybody know a good way to figure out if I'm getting maximum performance out of my configuration? Also, Are there any more cost effective ways to get my machine running better?
One More question: I apparently need to ground myself before working inside a computer to not fry it with static electricity. What's the best way to do this without buying one of those anti-static thingies I've seen?
This week I finally did some upgrading to my machine..... It was a P3 450, 128 RAM, 16 MB Video, 12.7 GB Hard Drive. It now has 256 RAM and I added an 80 MB HD as my slave drive. Just that and moving over 4GB of stuff from my C to D drive has sped up my computer a lot, plus helped my gameplay in Madden 2002 and NHL 2002. Another thing to think about is how much free space you have on your C Drive since your computer will also use that free space as swap space. Now, all I need to do is get a kickass video card so I can have better graphics for Madden 2003. And then in 2003 I'll get a new motherboard with a new processor and I'll be set for another few years.
