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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 that are running in the background 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.

Don't know what type of memory you need for your computer...
Another easy answer..here is how to find out....simply click on the ad banner below and let Crucial's Techonology check your computer online while you wait a few moments!

Click on the banner above. You will download a simple program that
 will tell you exactly how much memory you now have and if you can add more!