Upgrading RAM
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Cool.
Hopefully you can update us on the resulting performance gains :nod:
Upgrading RAM
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Acer Aspire XC-1660G According to crucial has 2 slots for RAM with a maximum capacity of 32GB total RAM (16GB x 2).
https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/acer/aspire-xc-1660g
Looks...
Upgrading RAM
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I'll have to give that a try when I get the chance. As for the little flashlight, it was a chunky solid aluminum flashlight that probably weighed 8oz or so. And as I watched it fall in what looked...
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Welp, you can't make this stuff up. So my little helper that wanted to assist with the RAM install was holding a chunky little metal flashlight for me and accidentally dropped it right on the...
Upgrading RAM
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Looking to upgrade the RAM in a family member's web browsing/email checking PC that has really slowed down performance wise the past few months. I've cleaned the machine up a couple of times recently...
Upgrading RAM
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To jay's suggestion of matching the speed of the existing RAM (if you go that route), you can use CPU-Z to easily find the current memory specs.
Upgrading RAM
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Also check to make sure their PC has an SSD (and that it's preforming ok) and not a spinning hard drive. As they age / get fragmented / approach failure, spinning hard drives can slow down which can...
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Having dropped things on motherboards numerous times, I'd simply suggest disconnecting all components, and then reconnecting them. Unless you can see physical damage I'd be surprised if dropping a...
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Well if you want you could just look at buying a motherboard and processor as long as the memory will work or look for a deal from Costco but buy a brand name PC.
Upgrading RAM
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I would get a second stick of 8 GB ram to match and check what is running at startup
Right click taskbar -task manager look at the startup tab not much needs to be enabled.
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It has a factory installed WD 256GB SSD with plenty of free space on it.
The RAM I ordered for it should arrive today, so hopefully I can get it installed asap and see if that helps.
Upgrading RAM
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What type of hard drive is installed if it is not a SSD that could make a major difference too!
Upgrading RAM
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Thanks for all the suggestions and help. Decided to go with the $20.00 8GBx2 route and if it doesn't help, I'll just pull it back out and put it in a PC that I own that could use it and suggest that...
