how do i get more memory on my HD?\ndo i need to buy a new HD or do i need to buy something else?\ni am very confused.\nin order to play oblivion, it would be wise to get a Hd upgrade.\nmy comp has 60 Gb tops.
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What you are referring to as memory is called hard drive space.  These are two different things.\n\nYou can purchase a new hard drive with a larger capacity, or simply add another hard drive to the system.  The drive containing your Operating System (Most likely a version of Windows) is the system drive.  Installing a second drive as a slave will allow for additional space.  You can save your music, videos, games, etc here and, if you want, install a different Operating System (which you could do on your system drive as well).\n\n60GB should be plenty of space for you to install and play your game.  If you are low on space, this will slow your system down anyway.  Therefore, you should get rid of content on the drive that is useless such as programs you no longer use and trash files.
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The performance of your system works as a whole. It depends a lot on what you are doing with it.\n\nIf you intend to play a lot of games, then a new video card would give you a better performance increase than system memory since that video card you have is very old and slow. Games rely more on video card speed than system memory.\n\nIf you do not intend to play games, then definately get more memory. Increase it to at least 512. The more the better. If you only use it for word processing, internet and such, a new video card won't increase the speed of your PC at all. More memory will help a lot.\n\nPreferrably both. you do not HAVE to upgrade the video card if you plan to upgrade the memory, but it can't possibly hurt to upgrade both.
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Get 512 Mb, or more if you can afford it.   Ideally you want to the the memory on 1 stick, not 2, to conserve the slots on your motherboard for future upgrades.   Be sure to buy the correct type of RAM for your motherboard.
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definitely get more RAM - at least 1gb, and 2gb if you can. \n\nalso, a 250gb hard drive would be useful, and quite cheap.\n\nperhaps a new graphics card, 256mb....\n\nor get a mobo that supports pci-express and sata hard drive, with 3.4ghz P4...
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u can upgrade the mother bord and make it better and/or just buy 1 or 2  memory sticks(ram) and stick them in ur comp.
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Your RAM is too low... although the minimum spec <according to Microsoft> is 64Mb, with 128Mb being recommended you really need 256Mb minimum to get anything like performance out of it, double that again and you'll get a system that performs well\n\n\nAddition: Low disk space isnt an issue here, as you have 25Gb free on your system partition. Hard disc usage has very little bearing on a systems speed, at least not until theres less than 15% of the drive free, as then defrag wont run. A properly optimised drive can be as full as you like, as long as the data is in the right places...ie: by the time the drive head has read one piece of data, the disc has spun to put the next bit it needs right under the drive head, so reading appears seamless
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Definitely make sure you get one with a TON of RAM and a killer video card.  You'll also want to make sure that you have a super fast processor.  Maybe even one of those dual core ones they have out now.  We sometimes play WoW on the laptop via an external HD, but only because the laptop happens to be an older model, and installing it directly seems to slow the refresh rate down a bit.  Right now we've got a pretty slick setup involving RAID on SATA drives which optimizes game and PC performance.  Email me for more information.  At any rate, the external - that might be an option for you to consider as well, if money is an issue.
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RAM, get RAM!\n\nI really would recommend a MINIMUM of 1gb of ram for those programs.\n\nThey eat memory like mad.\n\nThe HDD memory will only be used when you save your files.\n\nthe ram is used by the software during runtime. So the more the better as the software can store more of its data in faster memory . rather than HDD ( Slow )
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Have been watching this question because I was hoping someone knew the answer. Apparently they don't. My only guess would be that you have too much memory stored up, and need to use your disc cleaner more often. If you are not happy with the disc cleaner that came with the computer, you can download a free CCleaner {crap cleaner}, at http://www.ccleaner.com ---good luck. \nHow much RAM do you have? You may need to add more, or delete/uninstall some of the stuff you have on your computer.
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You go to Start Menu.\nControl Panel.\nSystem.\nAnd then click on the Advanced Tab.\nUnder Performance there is a settings tab.\n\nYou can increase your virtual memory there, but I wouldnt touch it because it usually allocates it the best way possible so that your computer and your graphics card gets the most from your memory.\nIt usually means you might need to upgrade your memory. Go to control panel again, then system, and then check your computer information and see how much memory you have. If you only have 128MB RAM, which is the standard that new computers come in, then you might need to add more RAM.\nThe more the RAM, the better performance of your computer. If you only have 128MB RAM then that basically means that you cant have much more than maybe 3 or 4 programs opened at the same time.\nIf you need more help or if you want instructions on how to install more memory, then contact me in my profile.
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Your memory is bad.  Replace the sticks one at a time to see which is bad.  If you can download them and use them on another PC then the files are not really corrupted, its just your memory is failing.  If you don't know how to pull RAM sticks out and replace them and swap them around, take it to a shop, its a quick process to determine which stick is bad.
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no, u r in dire need of up grading. no it is honestly less to buy a new 'puter than 2 upgrade. your video card is good, its what ive got but your total mem sux. plus get 512 ram and a 1 gig slave drive. ooh im still impressed with mine and it was only  $350 new. from wally-world, i mean wal- mar, u know.
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Firstly your graphics card is integrated on your mother board, if you are a gamer, this is a big no no. \n\nA new graphics card will sort this nicely. YOu can pick up a cheap one that will play this game for about £30 ($50) from ebay. Or new for £45 ($60). Id advise buying more RAM too, its dirt cheap and worth more than gold for any computer system, especially gaming.\n\nEDIT : As your system is fairly low in general it is worth saving for a new one. If you are saving for a new one dont buy any more RAM, dell and other places give good memory on new computers. I'd still invest in the graphics card though to keep you goin while you save.
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You need to install a new graphics card and more ram into your computer. There are system requirements for games, and so if you dont meet them, then you cant install it.\n\nGo to http://www.newegg.com or http://www.tigerdirect.com to get RAMS or a new graphics card. You can even go to http://www.4allmemory.com for cheap RAMS. \n\nJust get about 512MB in RAM total. Go to your control panel, then system and see how much memory you have. It should display it at the bottom. Then just get more memory to add up to 512MB since thats standard for most games.\n\nThen get a different graphics card that will support your game. Most likely, you will want a NVIDIA.
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Can I just ask why do you need more than 256MB or even 128MB memory in your graphics card? Trust me, if you're looking for better performance in video games or graphical programs this is not the solution as 128MB - 256MB is perfectly well for high details video games.\n\nAnyway, I do not think it can be done. If that's what your motherboard accepts that that's it.
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i dont understand your question. Memory is hardware. so if you read into what type of slot your mother baord has you can upgrade memory with that type. If you want a performance boost  you can look into what services you have on that you don't need. After obtaining a spreadsheet of the services and there function along with weather you need it or not. You can go to services and deactivate the ones you dont need. Like the one that makes the blue windows interface, that slows your computer down so much that its rediculus. You can also increase the virtual ram?\n\nOK in order to do this. You right click the My computer Icon first. Then you select preferances. Then you select the advanced Tab. Then you hit the settings tab under performance. There select the advanced tab.\n\nyou will see the virtual memory section there. Hit change.\n Under your C drive local disk you can selct custOm size.\n\nThere is an equation to give  you the best posible size depending on your processor and hard drive. It must be a hex number meaning it is dividable by 8.
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Well the second guy is half right, you can of course install them in different sizes.  However to call the performance gain "amazing" is a bit of a stretch.  Plus, you would be forfeiting dual channel mode if you install in different sizes, which is a bad thing.  My suggestion is to save up until you can afford the full upgrade to 2GB.