2007-07-13 18:22:40 · 7 answers · asked by ExpERT. 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
RAM has nothing to do with Internet speed. It has everything to do with how quickly the CPU can get at the instructions it needs to process for a running, or starting up, application.
More RAM will not improve your Internet speed, it will only allow your browser to start a little faster. Think about it: The Internet speed is in the region of KBs (thousands of bytes per second), the processing speed is in the region of Ghz (billions of instructions per second). The processor can process what comes off the Internet faster than it could fill up any memory capacity.
2007-07-13 18:39:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
More ram will help your computer to run faster up to a point, which will help web browsing, it depends on what operating system you are using, graphics etc. The recommended minimum ram for windows XP is 256mb, onboard graphics also needs ram so a decent graphics accelerator may also help. It does depend on what you are doing on the internet, if you are using many ram hungry applications at once or just general browsing. Generally extra ram will help browsing as refresh rates for pages can be speeded up.
To see a real improvement in actual internet speed a faster processor, one that is capable of handling the faster broadband speeds.
Andy
2007-07-13 21:45:14 · answer #2 · answered by randyandy_uk 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't say that RAM is really going to help your INTERNET SPEED, but it will help your computer run faster. Basically, RAM is where the Processor on your computer will put the bits its using for it's calculations. When the RAM fills up, it then has to store the bits on your Hard Drive. So, that, in turn, slows down your system and would appear that it's slowing down your INTERNET SPEED. I hope that makes sense to you.
2007-07-13 18:28:09 · answer #3 · answered by Connor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you mean the MBPS velocity provided by making use of your ISP, there is no connection between that velocity and RAM. yet once you have larger RAM, you are able to acquire information swifter from the internet. as an occasion, in case you ought to acquire a hundred MB of video over an identical internet connection, it takes much less time in 4 GB RAM than it would take in a million GB RAM.
2016-12-14 08:25:15 · answer #4 · answered by maiale 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With insufficient RAM your internet connection will not slow down, but your computer will have difficulty *realising* the full speed of your internet connection.
With sufficient RAM the full speed of you internet connection will be realised. Other applications should run faster too!
2007-07-13 20:54:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes... but only to a point. It depends on WHAT kind of internet access you are doing. It's not going to do much for IMing and e-mail. But for viewing web pages that could be a problem because you need RAM to use the web browser.
2007-07-13 18:26:04 · answer #6 · answered by lwcomputing 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Ohhh yeah baby!!! More ram!!!! more ram!!! more speed!!! More speed!!!
sorry.
2007-07-13 18:26:23 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 6⤋