Getting Up To Speed

When a computer begins to run slowly one of the things that many people to do is to try to get rid of some of the old programs that they don't use very much or try to defragment the hard disc. These things can help somewhat, but in most cases they are not the real reason that the computer is running slowly. The real reason is that the computer usually does not have enough RAM, or processing power in other words. In short, the more RAM that you have on your computer the easier it will be for your computer processor to process your data and then give you the results you need. This article will look at a few important points to get the memory you need.

So what types of RAM is available? The first thing you need to know is that there are different types of RAM, and the type will usually relate to how old the computer is. The first type of RAM was SDR, and this is now used very rarely. The most recent type is SD RAM, and this is usually the answer when it comes to fitting more laptop memory in the most modern notebooks. When you are looking to fit more RAM make sure that your computer can take the memory that you are thinking of buying.

The next major questions you'd need to ask yourself is how much RAM you need to install. Many earlier notebooks have only 512 MB, but this is really only fine if you want to run the early Windows programs, and want to do just simple work such as using word processing software and running Excel spreadsheets. It can be okay to use this type of memory for surfing the web, though you may have problems when you need to process large amounts of information such as video files that can be found on many websites nowadays. If you want your computer to run at any kind of decent speed you should be looking at installing at least 1 GB of RAM, and if you can take this up to 2 GB you will really notice some great improvements in the speed of your computer.

The good thing is that there are now many different types of cheap RAM on the market, and as long as you take some advice as to whether or not it will be okay to install it on in your computer you can sometimes get a really cheap deal and end up with a very fast computer without having to spend a great deal of money. Take time to research the various types of extra memory that are available on today's market and then do some decent research as to whether or not they will fit into your computer before making your choice.