Ram upgrade help?

Question

Hello,

I am currently looking into installing more RAM on my system. When I looked under system properties, I saw that there were two numbers for GHz. My question is what do these numbers mean?


Pentium 4 1.80 GHz
1.79 GHz, 384mg of RAM

I know what the initals stand for, i.e., GHz=gigahertz

384??? Is this all the memory I have?

I need to upgrade, but I want to be sure I don't waste my time buying something that won't be much of an improvement.

Thanks!

Answer 1

In addition to adding more RAM (as already stated) you should consider overclocking your CPU a lil. You could reach atleast 2GHz or more.
If you want more info on this you can email me.

Pay no mind to the few saying its not worth upgrading. The P4 isn't that outdated yet. There's many people with WAY SLOWER CPU's then yours and it works fine for there use.

Answer 2

For running Windows XP, I recommend no less than 512MB RAM, more if you play games or do intense video/audio compression/decompression. http://www.crucial.com is where I order my RAM from and they have a great tool right there on the home page that helps you figure out what you need for the type of RAM and how much your system can take.

POST NOTE: your processor running 1.8 GHz on a Pentium 4 is fine for most things people do. Where it might become a challenge is with games. Also, some systems have "onboard video" that takes away from system memory (RAM) to use for the video and that will kill your system's performance with having only 384MB RAM to start.

Answer 3

Hey if you want to keep your pc then it's fine don;t go wasting money buying the latest if you don't need it.
As one guy said, Windows XP needs at least 512mb to work fine but 1giga is always better just be careful of what does your pc supports because there's a lot of different types of RAM (different speeds) and every system supports the latest technology. Pentium 4 at 1.8 you should be careful because most likely you can only handle old one (I would say around 266 mhz) also according to what motherboard you have also is the type of DIMM might be DDR but confirm with the specifications of your computer before you buy anything.

Answer 4

You have 384mb of RAM. Gigahertz is a speed number and it refers to the speed of your Pentium 4 processor. I'm not sure where you're looking so I'm not sure why you're seeing two numbers but I would guess they are different due to rounding error.

RAM does have speed, usually encoded in terms such as PC3200. It also has more detailed speed numbers (CAS and such) that you don't need to worry about.

I would guess that your PC would love more RAM and you will notice a difference. I would suggest tossing out the RAM you have and getting a matched set of 512mb RAM cards for 1gb (not ghz) total.

Check with a RAM manufacturer, your computer manufacturer, or your motherboard manufacturer to determine what type of RAM you need. Crucial (a RAM manufacturer) has a nice RAM finder if you don't have your PC or MB documentation.

Answer 5

If you need to know how much physical memory (hard drive space) you have left click start, my computer, right click the (C:) drive and click properties. There will be a number next to "Free Space" and that is how much physical memory you have. GHz deals with virtual memory (processor) which controls your programs, the more Gigahertz you have the faster the programs will run. Go for a processor with about 2+ GHz, and about 1-2GB RAM.

Answer 6

Yes, you only have 384MB of ram. That is either 256+128, or 512-128, the 128 being used by integrated graphics in the second case. The two clock speed numbers mean that your P4 supports hyperthreading, which is Intel's name for their version of simultaneous multithreading. Basically, Windows sees your single-core processor as two processors, which allows for a smoother computing experience and sometimes faster performance in certain programs.

Answer 7

384 MG RAM is your computer's memory (384 Megabytes). What you really need to know when upgrading is how much memory your system can accept, what KIND of memory your system can accept and how many memory slots you have. Go to http://www.crucial.com and run the "Scan My Computer" option and it will tell you waht you have and what you can install...

Answer 8

adding more memory will make the PC respond faster. if you don't want to buy another PC or upgrade the CPU. you could start out with that first. 384mb is all you got.

Answer 9

(1) if you dont know what you are doing then dont do it
and
(2) like the other poster said i would save up money to buy a whole new computer that processor doesnt sound to good

Answer 10

i would say just wait and buy a new computer when you have the money your computer isnt really worth upgrading.