I have 256 rams of memory, but whenever I go to certain websites, like Boxerjam.com, and play games I get an?

Question

message that my memory is critically low, (like 2%) and it won't release it unless I restart my computer. Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening?

Answer 1

Depending on your operating system, 256 MB of RAM is a pretty low amount. If running Windows 95/98/ME 256 MB is enough. If you are running Windows NT or 2000, you are right at the low end of recommended memory, for XP you should have around 512 MB or more, and Vista supposedly works best around 2 GB of RAM. What you can do for a temporary solution is increase your virtual memory (where your disk is used as memory...much slower than real memory though). Your computer help should be able to point you in the right direction based on your operating system. I'd also recommend adding additional memory if possible. The price of RAM is fairly low since manufacturers expected people to need it to upgrade to Vista (which apparently hasn't been happening as quickly as vendors would like).

Answer 2

You probably have too many programs loading on startup. And chances are, you don't need all of them running at once. So to clean things up a bit, do this: Click Start > Run > Type MSCONFIG and press ok. In the System Configuration Utility, click the Startup tab. From here, you can see all the programs that load when you start Windows. Go through the list and uncheck anything you don't need or have no idea what it is. Some items have obscure names that are not easily distinguished as a program you know. Chances are, you can uncheck everything and be just fine. Only, you must start the program manually, which should not be a big deal when considering the added performance you will get from doing this.

NOTE: This should only be a temporary solution. Look in to getting more memory.

Answer 3

You have 256 megabytes of ram [random access memory]. But this is not the only thing that could be limiting performance. Data is passed around the parts of the computer. For example, video chips on the mainboard don't have any ram, unlike a separate video card, so they have to share system memory [ram] to do their processing, for one thing. For another, even if you have a video card, it passes processed data to ram where it waits for the cpu to take it up, and if the cpu is "on the light side" in speed and cache, etc., it will not do the processing fast so data sits in ram and gets more and more filled up, and you will get messages.

So off hand, looks like your computer generally has a hard time dealing with games at that site because the site requires more video and cpu power than you have.

Answer 4

Video games and graphics require tons of video memory and cpu cycles. If you don't have much video card memory or system ram, then your cpu will write to a temporary memory file on your hard drive. When that temporary hard drive file gets low, your pc can only freeze up. It warns you to reboot before it freezes. If it promts you to increase the size of your system swap file, you can do it, but it's only a band-aid on the problem.
You only mentioned your ram so its hard to say what one thing is best in terms of an upgrade, but more RAM and a better gaming video card are definitely worth the low investment.

Answer 5

In all likelyhood, no. If it runs in any respect, it will be particularly sluggish and in all probability reason your laptop to lock up. With that a lot of a discrepancy it would be extra appropriate to purchase extra ram formerly attempting to run the sport.

Answer 6

yes upgrade ur memory to 1gb or more idk how ur using 256 n the computer is still useable