i know its ram but i was just checken
2006-12-25 15:04:19 · 12 answers · asked by Vincent N 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
both
2006-12-25 15:24:02 · answer #1 · answered by Eric 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is truly a vicious circle - you really need both to effectively maximize the CPUs capablility. Your processor uses its own internal cache, external cache and system memory (RAM) to hold the most used instructions it is performing. The more RAM you have the more instructions it can hold and the faster the CPU can access them instead of pulling them from the Hard Drive. Your CPU is only going to operate as fast as the slowest peripherial that is relies on. Meaning, your if your CPU has to wait on the Video Buffers to empty before sending more info to them then it is that slow. Get it? Anyway, hope this helps...
2006-12-25 15:11:17 · answer #2 · answered by Country 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the processor that makes the computer process more instructions. When you talk about what makes the computer faster, it is actually both.
The processor ( CPU) processes instructions but in order to do so, it requires data which initially resides on the secondary memory ( hard disk). The processor pulls data and instructions from the secondary memory and stores them in the main memory ( RAM). Only those instructions/data are kept in the Main Memory which are currently being executed or that have been executed recently. As your RAM gets full, the processor by using some complex algorithm uses some secondary memory as main memory ( virtual memory).
2006-12-25 15:31:06 · answer #3 · answered by waterlooguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More RAM does not make the CPU run faster.
But more RAM may let programs run faster,
since more parts of a program will be in the
faster RAM environment as compared to
the slower hard drive environment.
2006-12-25 15:09:25 · answer #4 · answered by James S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually a combination of things. A P4 2.8GHz processor is only about 5% faster than a P4 2.26GHz processor on an ASUS P4B533 MB for example. Not worth the $100 more for the 2.8GHz processor at the time I bought them... More RAM is ALWAYS better, but make sure the IC chips on the RAM are the same speed. A 256MB memory with 8ns chips and a 256MB memory with 10ns chips may not play together well.
2006-12-25 15:23:10 · answer #5 · answered by Henry A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will unquestionably word a difference in case you will locate matching memory for the older workstation (no longer impossible, attempt EBay or Amazon as quickly as you perceive certainly one of those memory), yet you're in all probability constrained to 512 MB max on the older workstation. Even which will make a large difference, however. in case you do not have adequate RAM for the working gadget plus courses (particularly resident courses like antivirus), your working gadget will use 'digital memory', or area on the tricky force. This motives it to run gradual via continuously swapping records between memory and the tricky force. in case you have no longer already, attempt working your gadget disk defragmenter, it could velocity up your workstation drastically if it hasn't been run in a at the same time as.
2016-11-23 17:16:01 · answer #6 · answered by magnusson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cpu, ram, video card, hard drive, motherboard.. nearly everything in there can effect the system performance.. it also depends on what you're doing with the computer.. if you're playing games, the video card is very important..
2006-12-25 15:12:08 · answer #7 · answered by Byakuya 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Core 2 Duo 3 Ghz with 2 GB RAM.... thats speed...
2006-12-25 15:12:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Neither the Ram or Chevy Pick Up. However, there are computers that make them go faster.
2006-12-25 15:18:27 · answer #9 · answered by Funnel 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It is actually the systems processor, basically ram lets you have more programs open at once.
2006-12-25 15:06:32 · answer #10 · answered by micaso1971 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's both, although more hard drive memory helps too.
2006-12-25 15:36:36 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋