memory question

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esc_cos

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im thinking about baying more memory on my pc.

have windows xp

i dont know much about it. so i used a program called SIW and there i could see what setup i have.
pleace se the list in this tipic.

as i can understand there are 4 spots for memory chips on my motherboard.

and there are 3 chips in it know. with about 1gb in them.meaning 3gb total.

so my question would be, how much better would my pc be with some more memory space.?

lets say i bay a memory ship that i could fit in my last open spot. that had 2gb.

so i went from 3gb to 5 gb total.
thanks.









motherboard

Property Value
Manufacturer MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
Model MS-7345
Version 1.0

North Bridge Intel P35/G33/G31 Revision A2
South Bridge Intel 82801IR (ICH9R) Revision A2

CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz
Cpu Socket Socket 775 LGA

Memory Summary
Maximum Capacity 4096 MBytes
Maximum Memory Module Size 4096 MBytes
Memory Slots 4
Error Correction None



CPU

Property
Summary
Number of Logical Processors 2
Number of Physical Processors 1
CPU #1 Intel Pentium D 925
CPU Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz
CPU Code Name Presler
Vendor GenuineIntel
Number of Bits 64
Instruction Set MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, ET64, EST
Platform Name Socket 775 LGA
Revision D0
Technology 65 nm
Original Clock 3000 MHz
Original System Clock 200 MHz
Original Multiplier 15.0
CPU Clock 3012 MHz
System Clock 200.8 MHz
FSB 803.2 MHz
Number of Cores 2
Core #1
Speed 3012.0 MHz
Multiplier 15.0
Core #2
Speed 3012.0 MHz
Multiplier 15.0
Virtual Technology Supported No
Hyper Threading Supported Yes
Cache
L1 Data Cache 2 x 16 KBytes
L1 Trace Cache 2 x 12 Kµops
L2 Cache 2 x 2048 KBytes


memory

Property
Memory Summary
Maximum Capacity 4096 MBytes
Maximum Memory Module Size 4096 MBytes
Memory Slots 4
Error Correction None
DRAM Frequency 401.6 MHz
Memory Timings 5-5-5-18 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
Device Locator Slot 1
Manufacturer Crucial Technology
Serial Number 9000303C
Capacity 1024 MBytes
Memory Type DDR2 (PC2-6400)
Speed 400 MHz (DDR2 800)
Supported Frequencies 333.3 MHz, 400.0 MHz
Memory Timings 4-5-5-15-20 at 333.3 MHz, at 1.8 volts (CL-RCD-RP-RAS-RC)
Memory Timings 5-5-5-18-23 at 400.0 MHz, at 1.8 volts (CL-RCD-RP-RAS-RC)
Data Width 64 bits
EPP SPD Support Yes (Version 16)
XMP SPD Support No
Device Locator Slot 2
Manufacturer Corsair
Part Number CM2X1024-6400
Capacity 1024 MBytes
Memory Type DDR2 (PC2-6400)
Speed 400 MHz (DDR2 800)
Supported Frequencies 270.3 MHz, 400.0 MHz
Memory Timings 4-4-4-13-15 at 270.3 MHz, at 1.8 volts (CL-RCD-RP-RAS-RC)
Memory Timings 5-5-5-18-22 at 400.0 MHz, at 1.8 volts (CL-RCD-RP-RAS-RC)
Data Width 64 bits
EPP SPD Support No
XMP SPD Support No
Device Locator Slot 3
Manufacturer Corsair
Part Number CM2X1024-6400
Capacity 1024 MBytes
Memory Type DDR2 (PC2-6400)
Speed 400 MHz (DDR2 800)
Supported Frequencies 270.3 MHz, 400.0 MHz
Memory Timings 4-4-4-13-15 at 270.3 MHz, at 1.8 volts (CL-RCD-RP-RAS-RC)
Memory Timings 5-5-5-18-22 at 400.0 MHz, at 1.8 volts (CL-RCD-RP-RAS-RC)
Data Width 64 bits
EPP SPD Support No
XMP SPD Support No


power supplies

In-Win PowerMan IP-P460Q3-2 460W



video card

nvidia geforce 8800 gt
 
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Windows XP 32 bit will only use up to 3.25gb of memory so there is no sense in adding more memory. If you were to upgrade to 64 bit versions of Vista or Windows 7 then yes, it would help depending on what you used your computer for.
 
well it is 64bit

well i use it for some gaming but most normal usage. watch a lot of videos oon different webpages.

but i have a program that shows memory usage. and that on tells me that the usage is around 40 to 50 % of the total 3gb that i have

so do you think i would get an better pc with 2 gb more?

and how would i feel the differens?


here is my motherboard

http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodmbspec&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=&prod_no=1212
 
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esc_cos said:
well it is 64bit

well i use it for some gaming but most normal usage. watch a lot of videos oon different webpages.

but i have a program that shows memory usage. and that on tells me that the usage is around 40 to 50 % of the total 3gb that i have

so do you think i would get an better pc with 2 gb more?

and how would i feel the differens?


here is my motherboard

http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodmbspec&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=&prod_no=1212
Click to expand...

You are running XP x64? You could go to 4GB but it's hard to say if it will speed up your system much. If your system isn't doing a lot of paging then the difference will be smaller. Videos on webpages isn't really a RAM hog, it takes more than normal surfing but it isn't demanding enough that it should be causing any problems.
 
Well you could put more RAM in but looking at this you already have 4GB if you wanted to upgrade i would replace all of the existing RAM with new 2GB stick to get the max performance now your problem would be what parts would you need DDR? DDR2? DDR3? then do a price check as to how much it would cost you....
 
The only real benefit for more ram is if you do video editing, Photo editing and CADD programming. Most programs, including most of the games won't go past 2 gb's. In less you like to have a lot of windows opened at one time.
 
i downloaded a program called prosess explorer. and there i can se all the cpu and ram usage at all time.

and i dont have eny big special programs that i use on my pc.

and under normal usage with some small programs like antivius runing and with around 5 to 7 webpages up i have the cpu usage from 6% to 35%. this value is offcourse changing all the time. but its there about.
the memory usage is pretty stable, in the same situation as above
the memory is around 23 %


and when i loaded the pc some harder. like doing all the things above including,lets say play a
HD klipp in highest quality,on youtube the nubers is verry different

the cpu jumps up and down from 40% and 70%

and the memory around 27%


and if i load a game the on i tryed was csi. i dont know if you know that on,but ill guess its maybe around a midrage game,of what it uses on power.
i loaded it and i pressed the alt and tab key so i could get back i windows when the game is running in the background.

and at the same time i did that, i also did all the thing as above inlcuded the hd video on youtube the numbers was this

the cpu wasfrom 90% to 100%
and memory 32%


in the prosesser explorer program it sead that that was physical memory that i have writen her now.

so as i could se the memory should be plenty. eaven with all that i tryed i realy runned the pc hard,and still so low memory usage.
and i never use it so hard at normal.


but the cpu usage is a different thing thoght.

so meybe a realy dont need more memory?


what do you think?
 
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