i want to know if putting more RAM on your computer makes it faster or not.?

Answer 1

Well, my Dear, contrarily to my other friends, I would answer your question quite directly .

In fact, having more RAM will indeed make your computer run faster.

You see, when you boot up, Windows is loaded on your RAM. And when for example you open a game like DownTown Run, then in fact Windows "puts" this game in your RAM. But if however you don't have enough RAM, then each time it will have to go back to your harddisk to fetch more data. And as you know, data accessed from your memory modules are much faster than data accessed from the harddisk.

Here is the order in which data is accessed fastest to the slowest:
1. cache memory (processors)
2. memory modules (RAM)
3. Harddisks
4. cdroms/dvdroms
5. floppydisks

Answer 2

Yes and no. If you have say 1 Gb of Ram and just run a small program it would not make it run any faster. But then if you run a program that makes a lot of calculations and needs the memory for this then your 1Gb would make it run faster in the sense, that your computer would not freeze up. If you do not have enough memory then it will use the hard drive's memory and that will dramatically slow down your computer. Just imagine you are typing a book. But the book is 20 feet away, and you can only remember so much, type it in your computer, then get up, go to the back, then come back to type some more. That is what happens when your computer uses the hard drive for memory. If you have the book or memory available next to you, you could type the book a way lot faster or process a way lot faster.

Answer 3

Hello,

(ANS) The real answer here is it depends upon the machine (the hardware) you have already and which version of windows your running (assuming your OS is windows?).

Some of the newer versions of windows such as windows 2000, windows XP and next windows Vista. All of these versions of windows require a large amount of RAM for them to work quickly and smoothly.

**The answer is it might make it faster? & on the other hand be careful because it depends upon the type of memory too. My machine uses RAMBUS ram and the cost of this is pretty expensive so I held back buying an extra 512Megs. If your machine uses DDRAM and the cost isnt to high then yes! you could consider that.

**BUT BEFORE you go and buy extra physical RAM you could have your system tuned, tweaked & optimised by adjusting windows paging as this can help improve system speed & performance. Also windows comes with many default services that can be turned off as they are of no use, doing this frees system resources and speeds things up for each one you can turn off.

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Answer 4

In simple terms, if the new RAM is as fast (or faster) than the existing RAM, things will be faster. Big programs and files will load quicker, you can have more of them open at once and you can switch between them quicker.

However, if the new RAM is in any way slower then the existing RAM, it will slow things down to its level.

Answer 5

More RAM can help, but it's not the only solution to helping your pc run better and hopefully a little faster. Try the following things I suggest.

A major cause of slow PC's is fragmentation of the hard drive.
You need to defragment the HD at least once a week if not more depending on how much you use your computer, and what you do with it.

One way is to use the defragment utility built into Windows XP. It is slow but does the job rather well. Go to:
Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools and then click on System Defrag to run the tool. It may take several hours, so let it run overnight or simply walk away from your PC for a few hours.

A great program for defragging automatically is Diskeeper. It costs $30 but is well worth it. Go to http://www.download.com and search for Diskeeper. Read the Publishers Description and the Editor and User reviews. It can be scheduled to run automatically as the program deems necessary, and if you are using your PC and the program launches itself, it will take a backseat to whatever you are doing and give you the priority for CPU usage. I think you'll agree it's a good program to have. It precludes your needing to remember to defrag at regular intervals.

Another major cause of a slow PC is programs that are running in the background. Here's another really good Microsoft tool. It’s called Autoruns and it was written by SysInternals who were recently bought up by Microsoft.

Before you download the program create a folder under Program Files called Autoruns. Leave Windows Explore open.

Launch Internet Explored and go to the following Microsoft web page.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/autoruns.mspx

Go to the bottom of the page and download the Autoruns program. After it downloads open the file. It is a Zip file. Unzip the file and you will see 4 files. Drag and drop those 4 files to the Autoruns folder you created under Program Files.

Once you have the 4 files in the C:\Program Files\Autoruns folder you can double click on the file titled “autoruns”.

This will bring up a window with several tabs at the top. Click on the “Logon” tab. It will list the programs that are running on your PC and eating up resources. Look them over carefully and turn off any that don’t absolutely have to be running. Simply click on the “check mark” in the little box beside the program name. Clicking on it will remove the check mark. Once you have edited the Startup list, click on Apply and then on OK.
NOTE: Leave items that show Windows; System 32; Program Files; etc. alone. Shutting them off may cause some things not to work.

Once you have exited the window, reboot your PC for the settings to take effect.

WARNING: Don’t go into the other tabs and start deleting things. You will probably give yourself major headaches if you do that. Stay focused on the “Logon” List only.

Another good thing to have is a little program called FreeRAM XP Pro. It is free and is available from http://www.download.com This program puts a little RAM meter on the System Tray and shows how much RAM you have remaining that you are not using at any given time. I think you may be surprised at how little RAM you have to run other programs. Also, once it is installed you can right click on the little meter, then click on RESTORE and it will open the RAM display window. You can tweak the settings so it will display your CPU usage also. Then just click “Minimize” and then “To System Tray” to return to the Task Bar.

What happens when you run out of or run real low on RAM is that the OS recognizes the low or no RAM situation and starts using a section of your hard drive as memory. This is called virtual memory, or a swap file. The PC is constantly writing and reading from your HD. Comparitively, it is a very slow process. Check your motherboard manual and determine how much RAM each slot can hold. It will also tell you what type of RAM you need. You can also go to http://www.crucial.com or http://www.4allmemory.com and run their analysis utility to determine what kind and how much RAM is installed in your PC. Depend on your MoBo manual to determine the RAM limits of each slot though.

Hope this helps

Answer 6

In short, it may or may not, depending on the program you're running. It certainly won't do any harm (except possibly to your wallet). Take your machine online to www.crucial.com for a free rundown of your particular setup and recommendations about RAM.

Hope that helps.

Answer 7

yes it will there's no such thing as too much memory do a search for a free program called Advanced Windows Care download it and run it this will help alot

Answer 8

YES GET MORE RAM (PERIOD) Most cost effective way to improve your computers speed

Answer 9

Only to a certain extent

Answer 10

YES