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PC - 256mb RAM, Celeron 2.93GHz?
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PC - 256mb RAM, Celeron 2.93GHz?
I have this Dell PC as above and finding it slightly slow, any ways to speed this up or should i get a new PC??
Cheers
I have this Dell PC as above and finding it slightly slow, any ways to speed this up or should i get a new PC??
Cheers
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Add more RAM... 256mb is very low and adding more is a cheap way to speed up your PC...0
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The chip would be fine - you need to look at boosting the RAM and you should have a perfectly fine machine - try the online scanner at this link for an idea of what memory upgrades your motherboard takes - http://www.crucial.com/uk/.I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0
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Crucial says i can upgrade to 2GB for £72 which i understand as i'd remove the 256MB and replace with 1gb and 1gb in the spare slot
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it states i can upgrade to 1.25gb by adding a 1gb in the spare slot. I was under the impression that they had to be the same i.e 2 x 256mb or 2 x 1gb??
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john_charles wrote: »When you say add more RAM is it easy to?
Probably one of the easiest upgrades to make to a PC... Just buy the correct RAM module/s and slot into board... Just check on crucial site for type of RAM required and max your mobo can take etc...0 -
I was under the impression that they had to be the same i.e 2 x 256mb or 2 x 1gb??
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As long as you buy the same type of RAM and do not exceed the mobo max you can put different sizes in each slot... Also, once you know what type of RAM you need do a search on some other sites, ebuyer, microdirect etc as Crucial may not be the cheapest...0 -
you might want to check how much/what type of memory your motherboard can take
The last thing you want to do is splash out for it not work.
Some dells do take SDD Ram
as for fitting it, yes its quite easy as they tend to slot into the motherboard.0 -
The Crucial site is normally accurate as to what you can fit and what your motherboard will accept. Their prices are also usually competitive and they do free postage.
To speed up your PC it is also worth downloading and running ccleaner to get rid of old files etc. Also uninstall any programs that you don't use that are installed. Defragging your hard disk may help as well.It's my problem, it's my problem
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