How much will and extra 1 gig Ram improve performance?

[Element7]

I want to buy me an 1 gig ram module for my pc. I only have 512mb of ram right now so how much will it speed up my pc?
Thanks

 

[Tews]

You're not going to notice that much of an increase in speed, but your applications will run more efficiently...

 

[zigzag3143]

element7

Tews is right it will not make you faster, but you will be able to go more things before you have to start use the page file. Laptop ram is pretty cheap. You probaly have two mem slots of y ou could buy 2gigs more you would have a much bigger cushion

Good Luck

ken

 

[Element7]

Thanks but is it worth it? Will games play better and will i be able to use more programs and windows at once?

 

[R0am3r]

I want to buy me an 1 gig ram module for my pc. I only have 512mb of ram right now so how much will it speed up my pc?
Thanks

If your system runs out of physical memory, you start to cache applications off the hard drive and your system will slow down considerably. This is quite noticable with multiple large applications (i.e. MS Word, MS Excel, etc) running at the same time. With the addition of memory, this should raise your threshold before disk thrashing starts.

 

[Antman]

The principle of diminishing returns does apply here.

You will notice a substantial difference in your everyday computing experience when you upgrade from 512MB to 1.5GB.

Guys!?

 

[whs]

There is no sustitute for RAM (except an SSD). Get 2GBs - they are so cheap and you will really like what you see.

 

[zigzag3143]

I agree completely. Upgrading the laptop ram made a huge difference. On my laptop 4 gigs only cost 48$ US. well worth the price. If you tell us what laptop we can find you some prices

Ken

 

[Element7]

Well the cheapest i can get 1gig of ddr400 ram is 62 dollars and thats really expensive so i can only afford 1 gig.

 

[Element7]

Oh and i dont have a laptop. I am using a desktop pc.

 

[DeaconFrost]

Well the cheapest i can get 1gig of ddr400 ram is 62 dollars and thats really expensive so i can only afford 1 gig.

DDR memory can be expensive now, because it isn't in high demand or supply. I don't know if this is against the rules, but I have some high performance DDR400 memory I am looking to sell or trade. If you post your motherboard, I'll find out if anything I have will work for you.

And yes, you'll see a HUGE difference going from 512 MB to anything! I still have to support some laptops at work running XP with 1 GB of system memory, and they are painful to use.

 

[Element7]

Yea but the problem is the payment. I dont have paypal and me and my parents dont have a credit card. I live in south africa which makes it hard for me to buy something from someone who is in america or in the uk.

 

[zigzag3143]

element that could be a problem. Are you in a large city, or close enogh to have a wire service within an hour dirve? I know the answer is gonna be no

 

[Element7]

What do you mean with wire service?

 

[zigzag3143]

Im not sure about your country but banks, wire services etc can issue bank checks or drafts that retailers will accept

 

[DeaconFrost]

I can imagine then, that what I consider to be high-priced RAM here in the states, would cost even more by the time you'd be able to buy it.

 

[zigzag3143]

Plus bank fees. If I had spare memory that he could use I would just send it to him

Edit: wait I just might If he has 2 free slots I have 256 ddr dimms. Let me check

 

[zigzag3143]

Element

How many free memory slots do you have? You use DDR pc3200 right?

 

[Element7]

Ive got 2 open slots and yes it is pc3200

 

[iseeuu]

Ive got 2 open slots and yes it is pc3200

Ken;

It is a Chaintech 7NIF2 MB with three DDR memory slots. In the USA, DDR is about $30 per GB, whereas DDR2 can be had for half that.