bt_broadband Posted November 20, 2005 CID Share Posted November 20, 2005 Hello, firstly let me tell you my pc specs. 749Mzh 256Mb Ram Windows XP SP2 i also have a pritty good connection but just a really slow pc. it takes about 2-3mins boot up and then 1min to stablise. i have mc afee full ebterprise software on it, mozilla, limewire, nero 7, system mechanic professional 7, adoce reader 7, microsoft office xp 2006 full, and more its really slow please can someone help me i also have 2 hardrives 1----- 120GB Maxtor 2---- 20GB Maxtor. I dont know what to do please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted November 20, 2005 CID Share Posted November 20, 2005 A good start would be adding alot more RAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighawk211 Posted November 20, 2005 CID Share Posted November 20, 2005 Yea, I would have to agree with that, It will help alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt_broadband Posted November 21, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 21, 2005 Ok so where would I be able to able to buy more RAM from! and if possible cheap aswell./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown Posted November 21, 2005 CID Share Posted November 21, 2005 ram can be bought from any computer store just make sure its the right type i suggest you buy a 512mb chip which is around 110-160$$ canadian i donno abt american though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted November 21, 2005 CID Share Posted November 21, 2005 More Ram isn't only a good idea, it will be required if you multitask. I agree with the recommendations of those in here - 512 is a start. I have a Gig of it, and I still have issues once in a while. Since we are near X-Mas, watch the local papers for sales on it.. they are notorious for trying to get you to spend your money to boost sales, so you can normally get a great deal. In the US, I have seen 512 for sale for $79. Best Buy, Circuit City and stores that do nothing BUT computer sales are a good bet. About compatibility, google the processor you have such and add +RAM+Compatible. Not to hard. If you need more help searcing for online deals, PM me. I'm a chick, i can SHOP! After you do get more ram, let us know, my bet after that is spy/adware or a good trojan supporter which can be free, but you cant know if it will REALLY help until you upgrade. Another avenue is turing off your automatic start up user proceese, but I won't get into that right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt_broadband Posted November 22, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 22, 2005 Ok So I have to travel all the way to America as i am in the U.K, Grrrrrrr in U.K i have seen 512MB ram for over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted November 22, 2005 CID Share Posted November 22, 2005 There are alot of people from the UK selling Ram on Ebay check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAOWAce Posted November 23, 2005 CID Share Posted November 23, 2005 Don't know if you can get it where you live, but uh... www.tigerdirect.com www.newegg.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthevan Posted November 30, 2005 CID Share Posted November 30, 2005 hi im from the uk london the way i did it is i went to http://www.crucial.com/uk/ and used there Crucial Memory Advisor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentGOD Posted November 30, 2005 CID Share Posted November 30, 2005 :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 10299 Kbps about 10.3 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 1257 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Wed Nov 30 2005 15:18:20 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 184X faster than 56K 1MB download in 0.81 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 129.99 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-F1K98Z4UG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt_broadband Posted November 30, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 30, 2005 i would love to change frm bt but in my area can only get 2mb grrrrr so not fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepsidruid Posted November 30, 2005 CID Share Posted November 30, 2005 what i ended up doing to my comp is taking off mcafee.....it takes up alot of resources. i also press cntl alt delete and look at the running processes and see if there is anything running that u doent really need. the other thing u could look for is "Sysinternals Process Explorer" which will help in seeing what is running. cant remember where i got mine but i refer to it all the time. as for a firewall i now use sygate and a for Anti virus i use AVG. both use far less resources and my comp runs better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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