question about ram

bigl2007 · 10-25-2007, 05:57 PM

does this have anything to do with why my pc loads slower then normal when booting up? cuz i noticed its not as fast as it used to and right now i got 3 sticks of ddr ram on there clocking at 333mhz.

i got one 256 and 2 512's i think it is

by the way will i do better gettting a set of two

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...020&CatId=1600

of those sticks

or should i cough up more money for dual channel ram and replace all my single channel ram

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...444&CatId=1838

2048Megabytes · 10-26-2007, 03:14 AM

The reason your system likely has slow start ups has nothing to do with your memory. 1.25 gigabytes is more than sufficient to run Windows XP (if that is the Operating System you are using). You likely have too many programs starting when Windows XP boots up.

You can try this out and see if it boosts your system startup speed:

Click on start
Click on Run...
Type in MSCONFIG.exe
Go to the Start tab
Uncheck all the applications you don't want starting when initializing Windows. (I would uncheck them all.)

After doing this restart your computer.
It should boot up much faster after you do this.

bigl2007 · 10-26-2007, 03:37 AM

i thought the bootup timing goes slower the more sticks of ram you have on the motherboard

2048Megabytes · 10-26-2007, 03:45 AM

It would slightly increase the bootup time with more memory, but not by much.

If you use hibernate option on your computer the startup time is pretty fast. You may be able to get to the hibernate option on Windows XP in the "Turn off computer" menu by holding down the shift key then clicking on the Hibernate option.

bigl2007 · 10-26-2007, 06:03 PM

so is that the standby option? cuz i see turn off restart and standby and after you access standby how you take it off prettymuch

2048Megabytes · 10-27-2007, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by bigl2007

so is that the standby option? cuz i see turn off restart and standby and after you access standby how you take it off prettymuch

When you are in the menu you just described hold down the shift key. It may give you the hibernate option. Some systems allow the hibernate option, some don't.

10-25-2007, 05:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigl2007 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 442	question about ram does this have anything to do with why my pc loads slower then normal when booting up? cuz i noticed its not as fast as it used to and right now i got 3 sticks of ddr ram on there clocking at 333mhz. i got one 256 and 2 512's i think it is by the way will i do better gettting a set of two http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...020&CatId=1600 of those sticks or should i cough up more money for dual channel ram and replace all my single channel ram http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...444&CatId=1838 __________________ psu Allied 500 Watt Power Supply cpu intel celeron d 3.06ghz mobo intel d 865perl ram 1280 mb ddr pc 3200 ram single channel mobo can run dual channel video card xfx geforce 6800 xt agp 8x ddr3 350 mhz core 1000mhz 1.00ghz mem clock Sceptre X20WG-NagaII model atx dvd drive nec 4x up to 16x dvd burner

10-26-2007, 03:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
2048Megabytes Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mainland United States Posts: 2,291	The reason your system likely has slow start ups has nothing to do with your memory. 1.25 gigabytes is more than sufficient to run Windows XP (if that is the Operating System you are using). You likely have too many programs starting when Windows XP boots up. You can try this out and see if it boosts your system startup speed: Click on start Click on Run... Type in MSCONFIG.exe Go to the Start tab Uncheck all the applications you don't want starting when initializing Windows. (I would uncheck them all.) After doing this restart your computer. It should boot up much faster after you do this. __________________ "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." -- Benjamin Franklin Operating Systems: Linux Ubuntu 9.04 and Windows Vista Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS Video Card: MSI R3650-T2D512 OC Radeon HD 3650 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H Memory: Super Talent PC2-6400 2 gigabytes Processor: Phenom 9550 Quad-Core (2.2 gigahertz) Last edited by 2048Megabytes; 10-26-2007 at 03:15 AM. Reason: Editing

10-26-2007, 03:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
bigl2007 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 442	oh ok i thought the bootup timing goes slower the more sticks of ram you have on the motherboard __________________ psu Allied 500 Watt Power Supply cpu intel celeron d 3.06ghz mobo intel d 865perl ram 1280 mb ddr pc 3200 ram single channel mobo can run dual channel video card xfx geforce 6800 xt agp 8x ddr3 350 mhz core 1000mhz 1.00ghz mem clock Sceptre X20WG-NagaII model atx dvd drive nec 4x up to 16x dvd burner

10-26-2007, 03:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
2048Megabytes Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mainland United States Posts: 2,291	It would slightly increase the bootup time with more memory, but not by much. If you use hibernate option on your computer the startup time is pretty fast. You may be able to get to the hibernate option on Windows XP in the "Turn off computer" menu by holding down the shift key then clicking on the Hibernate option. __________________ "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." -- Benjamin Franklin Operating Systems: Linux Ubuntu 9.04 and Windows Vista Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS Video Card: MSI R3650-T2D512 OC Radeon HD 3650 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H Memory: Super Talent PC2-6400 2 gigabytes Processor: Phenom 9550 Quad-Core (2.2 gigahertz)

10-26-2007, 06:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
bigl2007 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 442	thanks so is that the standby option? cuz i see turn off restart and standby and after you access standby how you take it off prettymuch __________________ psu Allied 500 Watt Power Supply cpu intel celeron d 3.06ghz mobo intel d 865perl ram 1280 mb ddr pc 3200 ram single channel mobo can run dual channel video card xfx geforce 6800 xt agp 8x ddr3 350 mhz core 1000mhz 1.00ghz mem clock Sceptre X20WG-NagaII model atx dvd drive nec 4x up to 16x dvd burner

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