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This site is designed to help you with your computer memory and system performance with tips and information that will insure you that your computer memory and your system's performance is at it's optimum capabilities. 

The single most important thing you can do to speed up your total computer speed is to add more memory! Yes, a faster internet connection like DSL or cable internet service will help your browser do it's job faster, BUT....what about all of those programs that are required behind the browser and in your computer's operating system??? Broadband won't help them work any faster! They can only run at whatever their design limits are as required by the total memory installed on your computer!

So when those design limits are overloaded, then your hard drive "takes up the slack" seeking more temporary memory to operate the programs, which is a mechanical process! This in turn....slows down the entire process....which = much more slower total performance!!!!!!!

What if you can't get DSL or cable broadband?. Your stuck with a dialup connection usually unless you want to go to the very expensive satellite internet service.

So now your back to square one...a slow computer which is usually caused by lack of memory.

Why do you not have enough memory to start with when you bought the computer new?

That's easy to answer. Most suppliers of computers are, bottom line, wanting to sell them as fast as possible with an attractive price so they can make a profit. By only adding a bare minimum of memory in the production line, they can sell the computer with less memory at a cheaper more competetive price than the next guy who also does the same. Competition leads to more and more cutting of "costs" to maintain a certain profit level. Most new computers DO NOT come with the maximum amount of memory they can handle already installed!

So....how much memory do you need?
Another easy question more or less!
The type of software applications your running has a direct correlation to how much memory you need on your system to run them effectively and as fast as your system design will let them run. Windows by it's design, is a memory hog and will usually require lots more memory than it needs to run. Couple this with the fact that you may be running several programs at the same time or your running programs that are very graphic intensive like video downloads, or getting that automatic update in the background, etc...then all at once, more memory is required to handle all of those functions....your computer calls for more memory which is not physically installed in those empty slots and it switches back to the hard drive seeking more temporary "memory" from the space on the mechanical hard drive....which again, equals a slow down and sometimes to a crawl or major CRASH! Back to square one!
As a good general rule of thumb, you need twice the amount of memory that came installed in your new computer.

So here is your answer....if your computer came with 500 megs of ram, you need 1gb. If if came with 1gb, you need 2gb of memory...it only costs a few dollars to "max out" most computers and it's easy for most people to do.

Did you know that most computers sold today are obsolete in about 6 months? This is mostly due to lack of memory to operate all of those new browser addons, plugins, software updates, antivirus programs and downloads with many required by the system maker like Microsoft and others. So the more you use your computer system, the more memory it requires!

On my main computer, a "fast" Compaq from the factory, I upgraded it to 2 gigs of memory with amazing speedup results.

If it's so easy to upgrade my memory, how do I get the best prices on more memory?

Simple: Just click the Critical Technology banner below and follow the easy instructions.

You will need the mfg and model of your computer. Crucial will do the rest and will ship the memory direct to you with complete instructions.  Now was that easy or what!

What tha! Still Slow!

Ok after reading all of this I know that my computer has the maximum memory already installed...why is my computer still sluggish and SLOW?

Another easy answer that is usually related to the computer system including your hard drive. Over time, and use, the hard drive becomes "corrupted" with useless data and the data that is needed to load the various programs that are crucial to it's operation becomes "scattered" all over the hard drive...this creates lots of "seek" time that the hard drive has to do before it finds what it needs....all this mechanical action = slow down. You may have installed and uninstalled many different programs to the drive, surfed hundreds of sites on the web, all of which leave behind bits and pieces of the programs or useless data...all scattered randomly over the hard drive, "getting in the way" of it's intended function. More slowdowns.

So what do I do about making sure my computer system is "up to par"?
How can I find out if it is OK or not?

Answer....let a company called PC Pitstop run a free "scan" of your entire computer system. Since your on the internet, it will download a program directly to your computer, (with your permission of course), that will scan the entire computer system for problems and let you know what should be done to cure them. Don't worry, it does not look at your "private" files. Just click on the banner below to be taken to their website and the free scan: