ipaul Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Just needed to ask a few questions about upgrading RAM. How much will it cost for a 2GB RAM upgrade (approx)? Also, how dramatically will it increase the speed of my computer? I have only 512mb RAM at the moment and would like my computer to run just that bit faster. The most strenuous thing my computer runs is probably Photoshop Elements 5, I mainly only use WLM, Safari, iTunes and word process. Thanks for any answers! Oh and by the way can we create some sort of general tech question thread? (sorry if there is one and i missed it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanchez Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 around £25 and you should see improvements in leaps and bounds, depending on the rest of your pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Shouldn't cost too much, £25 seems reasonable enough for 2gb. I improved my RAM a few months ago and saw a huge improvement in speed and performance in the whole PC in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 A few things to watch. Make sure you buy the right kind of RAM, the right speed, the right physical size. Also, make sure you ground yourself before you touch it. This is pretty basic, but TBH I have no idea how much you know about this, so I thought I should post it. Upgrading from half a GB to 2 GB is probably going to greatly increase your speed depending on your CPU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mundi Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Quick questions to you who now about RAM, how much is the difference between 800MHZ and 1066MHZ? Going to buy 2 gigs of RAM next weekend and wondering if the difference is worth the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Quick questions to you who now about RAM, how much is the difference between 800MHZ and 1066MHZ?Going to buy 2 gigs of RAM next weekend and wondering if the difference is worth the money. What sort of price difference is it? If you can easily afford to, go for the higher speed. I have 1066mhz ram and its pretty speedy. If its a big difference I'm not sure if its worth it unless yer a big process whore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mundi Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 The difference in price isn´t in that much, just curious if I would be getting my money´s worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackster Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Go to http://www.crucial.com It's got good prices, good quality RAM and it has a checker whee you put in your computer model or motherboard model and it tells you the RAM to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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