When to Upgrade your RAM as Fast As Possible
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·Techquickie
·2014-05-07
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ah I need more RAM that will make my computer go faster also I can download
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it at www.d downloador RAM.com and wrong
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more RAM can improve performance and
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there was a time when it almost always would but those days are gone modern
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computers even ones that are 2 to 3 years old often have enough RAM for the
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basic tasks that users want to perform so how would you tell if slow system
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responsiveness is being caused by not enough memory check out the performance
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Monitor and task manager in this example we see that Linus's available RAM is
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very very low we can also check processes as a diagnostic tool and we'll
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see that Linus has way too many Chrome
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tabs open if Linus Clos some Chrome tabs
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that would free up memory but if he's not willing to change his internet
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browsing habits adding more memory to that system would help improve
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performance now personally I generally notice system slowdowns when I reach
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around 80 to 90% RAM utilization but
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some people are more or less sensitive to this in this second example there is
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no benefit whatsoever to adding more memory because there's plenty available
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to the system the slowdowns that you experience when you run out of RAM are
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because your PC is swapping data out of RAM to your hard drive which is much
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much slower this other system is likely slow for some other reason such as a
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virus or other malware or another outdated slow component if your software
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is fine and you have enough RAM try adding an SSD to your system moving from
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a hard drive to an SSD can make your PC much more responsive even if it's
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several years old if none of that works you might just be too much of a power
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user for your current PC so it might be time for a system upgrade so guys don't
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forget to like this video leave a comment with your thoughts on this video
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and as always don't forget to subscribe to Techquickie thanks for watching I'm
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lonus and I'll see you next time