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    does upgrading my ram do any faster to my comp?

    i have $100 to spend on my comp. i running a evga 590 and amd 5400+ but still think it kinda slow. i was wondering if i should upgrade my two gig ram into six gig do any faster? need advice!!!what should i do with a $100 to make it faster?

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    Re: does upgrading my ram do any faster to my comp?

    In what way is it slow? Have you tried a disk defrag? I find it can help slightly speed things up

    Also what windows do you have 32bit or 64bit? EDIT- Sorry, what gfx card do you have? If its a 512mb version then your pc wont recognise more then 3.5gb.

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    Re: does upgrading my ram do any faster to my comp?

    What are you using your PC for?

    (Also what gpu do you have?)

    I would say no to 6 gigs of ram.
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    Re: does upgrading my ram do any faster to my comp?

    Quote Originally Posted by shadowmaster View Post
    In what way is it slow? Have you tried a disk defrag? I find it can help slightly speed things up

    Also what windows do you have 32bit or 64bit? EDIT- Sorry, what gfx card do you have? If its a 512mb version then your pc wont recognise more then 3.5gb.
    i have a 64bit op.it's slow when i go through my file. it took a little while to load the page.

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    Re: does upgrading my ram do any faster to my comp?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mithrandir View Post
    What are you using your PC for?

    (Also what gpu do you have?)

    I would say no to 6 gigs of ram.
    i use my pc for surfing web and download movie. so is there any thing i can buy to increase the speed?

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    Re: does upgrading my ram do any faster to my comp?

    I think some housekeeping is in order with your PC.

    Also I think your PC might be infected with malware (virus, trojan, worms, etc)
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