I know a good deal about computers but I am unsure if adding more memory will help with speeding up the load time when I turn on and off my pc. So every thing loads faster etc.

So will adding more memory work ??? As I have removed most programs I don't even use and don't have any more that I can think of that I don't want to add or remove right at the moment.

Depends how much RAM you have now and how much you decide to add. I'd go for at least a gig if you don't already, and if you do up it another gig.

Alot of it aslo to is you gotta change your, virtual memory to to at least 5000mb if you got a gig of ram really speeds up the machine,

Well I could get two gig for $39.95 + free shipping and handling. So that isn't to bad and it would speed this pc up or so I would hope it would.

1 gig cost about $25.95 which also isn't bad, but for nearly ten bucks more I could have one more gig to it, which would probably help make everything run smoother or so I hope.

Ram

look up the difference between ram and rom......the megehrtze is your speed.......memory will affect your speed too........defrag, and get rid of all your temp files.

before you buy anything how old is your puter.......if its less than a GB i'd buy new......technology has improved and you can buy cheaper than upgrading.....IMO

How does one change the virtual memory ? I don't think I ever heard of having to change the virtual memory before.

My pc is about three years old, almost four but still works good.

sell it to a college kid...and buy a new one........if your 4yrs your lookin at 512 or less ......and 512 was the most expensive then...
2-300 and get a new one......keep your moniter and save some coin

Right click my properties, go to the advanced tab on the far right side, you can click performance setting and adjust for best performance, if you wish makes a diffrence, then after that click the advanced setting, down at the bottom it says virtual memory, and you can change it you wanna change it according to how much ram you have, i have 1.5 and i have it set at 5000 and it runs great, click the change tab and cutom then put in the same number for the inital size and the same number for the maxium size, then click set, and it reboots and wa la your flying, but like i said you change it according to how much ram you have,

and this was for xp if your talking vista i have no idea,

I don't think I'd get very much for it. Not sure.. since I never sold a pc before.

Thanks, no I am talking about XP since that is what I have and am using.

I'm less optimistic that changing your virtual memory settings than some other members here. I don't think it will make much difference, as most systems are fairly self-managing on this end. In fixing computers, I've never modified the virtual memory settings, unless they had a second hard drive. Even then I didn't change the size, only moved it over to the other drive.

However, in almost every case, adding more memory *will* increase speed of the computer, especially Vista. After a certain level (about 2 gigs for Vista, 1 for XP and Mac, 512 for most other systems), the speed will only be noticeable at startup. Still, it never hurts to add more.

If the system remains slow after this, try uninstalling any unnecessary programs. If this doesn't work, try backing up all your files and restoring the computer with the install disks.

If your system is still running slow after this, talk to a professional. In very rare cases, a piece of hardware may be causing problems and either needs a firmware update or to be replaced.

Well dang.. that's all I needed to hear. lol

I'll see what I can do to add some more memory when I can.

Thanks for the infor.

I wonder if a computer store like computer builder ware house could test it out and see if any firmware needs to be updated etc. I trust them the most for some odd reason I never had a problem with them vs taking my pc to like best buy etc.. not to sure they just seem more costly and all.

Always start with the cheaper item (RAM), then move on to other hardware if the problem still persists. Honestly though I think you should have no problem adding more RAM into your PC, just make sure you get the right RAM (PCI, PCI-E, AGP).

a good rule of thumb would be to get the most amount of RAM you can afford. keep in mind that the amount of RAM you get is also dependent on how much your OS will recognize (XP, for example, has trouble dealing with memory over 4 GB).

slow load-up times aren't necessarily because of memory issues, but rather the number of programs you have starting up at start-up. there are programs (like "Glary Utilities" that can help trim down the number of dead-weight programs tying up your start-up times.

Yeah,thanks. I know of this memory site that scans your pc for the right memory so I know I would be getting the right memory at a reasonable price.

have you gone into msconfig and changed what loads are start up? That can really slow down your pc when you turn it on.

Yeah I've done that before, but am not sure what other programs to turn off through msconfig.

You can safely disable everything on the start-up tab in Windows XP.

You may want to leave any Wireless or Networking Utilities and ofcourse any firewall or virus programs but other than that disable it all and open through start menu when you want it.
I always keep everything disabled.