How to know if you need more RAM
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You can check the graph of memory from task manager. And you will be able see your RAM uses. If the uses is almost everytime is more than 75%, then you should get more.
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Speaking of change, another is the increased usage of virtualization in consumer OS. Remember Windows 8 comes with Hyper-V.
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Well...if your gaming with today's games your probably going to need 16 gb....12 would probably suffice but most kits only come in 4, 8, or 12 gb kits. I was running rivatuner statistics on Assassins...
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Chang ur OS to some Linux OS , e.g Ubuntu, Debian,etc. It takes a little RAM and CPU than Window. Just try it and u never worry about ur pc usage :lol:
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not sure if you're still on here, but i coukd use some help.. .I'm lost with this stuff ...I need a laptop to work from home. I have a list of minimum requirements.
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It's cheap compared to other components. Cheap in that sense.
Even very high quality, high amount of RAM will on average cost notably less than a high quality, powerful GPU, CPU, MB, PSU or heck,...
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CHEAP is not neccessarily good.... Today "Cheap" is usually garbage!!
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Simple push ctrl+shift and monitor the graph with the most common software and applications u use regularly. If is borderline 70-80% u might need more ram or a faster computer.
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It could be.... so many different things.
What are the machine specs? How old is the machine? What OS? What browser/version? Who's the internet provider? What's the connection speed? How...
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My computer always slows down whenever i start internet on it.I have increased my pc ram and also have graphic card in it and always clear the cache memory but still the problem is coming.Can any one...
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Yes i did follow the steps, I seem to be using 60-80% of the ram for a light to medium task (which for me is about 5-6 GB with another 2 or so in "standby" mode), so I will have to look into this...
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Run Crucial's memory scanner: http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/systemscanner, and it will tell you how many slots you have and how many are in use. However, did you follow the steps in the OP / wiki to...
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Do the test I described on the first page on this thread before you spend your $$ on more RAM. If you're not using the 8 that's in there, bumping to 16 will not make any difference at all. More RAM...
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I have a Dell Studio XPS 8100 desktop from 2010 which runs ok for now but I have a bit of money and I am thinking I might want to upgrade it from the 8GB it currently has to 16GB. 16GB is the max ram...
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I have 7 gb of memory installed and I can't even get the resource monitor to load. :(
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Might be a good time to consider a bump to 48GB ;)
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Well, it looks like going with 32GB was a good idea after all.
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I went from 4 to 8 and haven't noticed anything. The most intensive programs will not go over 5gb, so I believe esp in my laptop, I am cpu bound.
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I went from a 3 GB computer to 10 GB and the difference was night and day.
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Honestly after working with computers over the years, I've discovered that you really don't need a lot of ram unless your running VM's. If your not going over 80% at load then you have too much ram....
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