Own internal Memory

In the eighties, Bill Gates famously said: 640KB internal memory is large enough for a personal computer in normal conditions.

Meanwhile, this assertion largely obsolete. Internal memory up to a size of 4 gigabytes is now no longer an exception. But when the internal memory or the memory of the computer, expand necessary?

Benefits more memory

Internal memory is an important part of the computer. When the processor needs data, makes the hard disk as they become available by loading them into memory.

The reason is: the processor much faster read and write data to memory or to disk. The more data simultaneously in memory can be loaded without a first portion back to the hard drive should be faster processing of the data occurs.

Internal Memory is one of the cheapest ways to the performance of your computer to increase. Adding memory:

• Programs will run faster or better
• will start up programs faster
• You can find more programs running simultaneously
• the speed of the computer as a whole increased
• the hard disk less often addressed, causing them last longer

When memory is needed to expand?

Simple can be said that when a Windows XP computer, 256 MB of RAM or less, the memory must be expanded. For easy to work with Windows XP, 512 MB of memory is not a luxury.

The actual amount of memory needed in a computer depends to a large extent on the programs you use and whether they are used simultaneously.

To check if your computer has enough memory, use the following test. Use your computer a few days without him in between to turn off or restart.

After this period, start the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete. In Task Manager, then choose the Performance tab. See the figure below.

When the red circled value (peak) is lower than the blue-circled value (total physical memory) then there is enough RAM in the computer. If the red-circled value is higher, the memory increase is recommended.

For both Windows Vista and Windows 7 requires a minimum of internal memory of 1 gigabyte for the 32-bit version and 2 gigabytes for the 64-bit version of the OS.

Note that these amounts of memory does the system work.Comfortable work is when the system has 2 GB of memory for the 32-bit and 4 GB for 64-bit version of either operating system.

DDR memory modules

Computers are generally equipped with the memory type DDR (Double Data Rate). A memory module assigned the GDR is slowest. DDR memory modules are available in 512 MB and 1024 MB with a speed of 400 MHz. These modules can be combined with modules from a lower speed.

It should then take into account that the internal memory on the speed of the slowest memory module will work. It can also prevent the use of memory modules from different manufacturers can lead to system instability.

It is sensible therefore if you want to expand memory, the old modules from the computer to remove and replace with new internal memory of the desired size. DDR memory is usually found in somewhat older computers.

Dual Channel memory

On some motherboards, it is possible pairs of memory on the motherboard is fitted in a so-called dual-channel setup. By placing memory in a dual channel setup, speed and performance of the system with ease 10%.

Both the motherboard and the memory modules used to support the dual channel setup to use.

DDR2 memory

The best price performance ratio, DDR2 memory. Long time there seemed to be that would be compatible with DDR2 memory, DDR memory.

This is not the case. For example, DDR2 memory using a 240 pin connector instead of a 184-pins DDR memory modules, as in the case. DDR2 memory modules are not interchangeable with DDR modules.

DDR3 memory

For the computer user who wants his or her computer to deliver performance DDR3 memory is available. DDR3 compared to DDR2 capable data twice as fast to implement. Moreover, DDR3 modules are economical with electricity. DDR3 memory is available in modules ranging from 1 to 6 GB at speeds of 1066 MHz, 1333 MHz and 1600 MHz.

SO-DIMM memory modules for laptop

SO-DIMM memory modules Memory modules are designed for use in confined spaces such as the laptop. SO-DIMM modules are smaller than normal memory modules, but the performance is not noticeably less.

Buy memory

You see, memory is there in all shapes, sizes and speeds. It is recommended to first good look at the memory modules by your computer’s motherboard supported before going to buy memory.

Information can be found in the booklet included with your motherboard or hear on the website of the manufacturer of the motherboard. For a laptop, you can usually also visit the website of the manufacturer.

Only using the correct memory modules can successfully expand memory and the speed of your computer increases significantly.