Forum Home
Press F1
Thread ID: 105569	2009-12-07 04:35:00	Ram up computer	prefect (6291)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
837226	2009-12-07 04:35:00	Son has around 2004 intel computer,its a Cyclone ex lease machine mother board has these numbers E210882 and D865GLC/D865PE50.Its running XP but very slow got 1 stick of 512 MB ram its got DDR333 legend L6464D36 and 643HDC5B on it. There are 4 slots is it worth putting in another 3 sticks of ram is the processor the limiting factor. Thanks for any help?	prefect (6291)
837227	2009-12-07 04:51:00	So its an Intel P4 something? More ram would probably help. Looks like it can go to 4 gb (up to 400 mhz ram). Could be whats on it / running on startup thats causing it to be slow.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
837228	2009-12-07 05:31:00	. Its running XP but very slow got 1 stick of 512 MB ram No . WHY YOUR PC SLOWS DOWN OVER TIME 1) Not enough RAM, Win XP needs 512mb to run properly, Vista should have at least 1GB . 2) Spyware . 3) Windows Bloat The longer you use Windows, the more disordered your registry can become, especially if you regularly install and uninstall software . Many applications, on being uninstalled, leave behind “orphan” registry entries . They don’t remove all traces of themselves; causing problems such as sluggish performance, system lockups, or a bloated registry that takes longer to load on startup . Also the NTFS file system contains a file called the master file table (MFT) . There is at least one entry in the MFT for every file on an NTFS volume, including the MFT itself . All information about a file, including its size, time and date stamps, permissions, and data content is either stored in MFT entries or in space external to the MFT but described by the MFT entries . As files are added to an NTFS volume, more entries are added to the MFT and so the MFT increases in size . When files are deleted from an NTFS volume, their MFT entries are marked as free and may be reused, but the MFT does not shrink . Thus, space used by these entries is not reclaimed from the disk . Utilities that defragment NTFS volumes cannot move MFT entries, and excessive fragmentation of the MFT can impact performance . Therefore the only cure for bloat is to wipe the PC and do a fresh install of Windows from scratch .	pctek (84)
837229	2009-12-07 06:33:00	Can I mix up the ram sticks say put a 400 hz one in with the 333 hz?	prefect (6291)
837230	2009-12-07 07:23:00	Yep I think you can but they will only run as fast as the slowest stick?	hueybot3000 (3646)
837231	2009-12-07 07:59:00	Perfect I personally would recommend doing a clean up first, both in malware scans and housecleaning. At least make it so it has 1G, that is a basic now days for a Windows XP system. But add more RAM if your specific needs are not met with programs requirements or speed.	Chris09 (15218)
837232	2009-12-07 19:38:00	The following is a copy/paste from some on Trademe Legend Memory General Specification Speed: DDR333 (Previously PC2700) Memory Size: 512 MB Module: 184-pin 2.5V DDR SDRAM DIMM Data Depth: 64 Mega Bits Data Width: 144-pin SODIMM / 168-pin DIMM Will this be ok what worries me is the info about pins and other stuff like DIMM pc2700 etc Thanks everyone so far for help. Did complete reinstall about a year ago got hardly anything on start run spybot avg cc cleaner its always been slow but boy plays games and complains of lag which is understandable with 512 of ram which is minimum for xp.	prefect (6291)
837233	2009-12-07 22:28:00	The following is a copy/paste from some on Trademe Legend Memory General Specification Speed: DDR333 (Previously PC2700) Memory Size: 512 MB Module: 184-pin 2.5V DDR SDRAM DIMM Data Depth: 64 Mega Bits Data Width: 144-pin SODIMM / 168-pin DIMM Will this be ok what worries me is the info about pins and other stuff like DIMM pc2700 etc Thanks everyone so far for help. Did complete reinstall about a year ago got hardly anything on start run spybot avg cc cleaner its always been slow but boy plays games and complains of lag which is understandable with 512 of ram which is minimum for xp. RAM is not the only factor to low performance game play. What games do they play? I would imagine a new graphics card might be in order as well, if that is the case.	Chris09 (15218)
837234	2009-12-08 00:28:00	but boy plays games and complains of lag which is understandable with 512 of ram which is minimum for xp. The RAM won't help. If he's gaming he needs a decent CPU - minimum Intel Core 2 Duo. And a decent graphics card.	pctek (84)
837235	2009-12-08 02:28:00	I've just slapped a couple of 1GB sticks in my laptop after removing the original 512MB stick so that The Girl could play the latest Barbie doll program (The Sims) . It has made quite a difference to the speed of the machine . It also made a difference when I put another GB stick in this machine to double its memory, but no games are played on here, other than Solitaire and Free Cell . It does do lots of photo and video stuff though, which is where the improvement was noticed .	FoxyMX (5)
1