Ijust bought a Dell with 4 gb is this very fast?\nwhy is it fast? What part of my comopter does it affect?
200021
If you just bought it, than I suppose that it's 4GB of RAM, so if that's the case than yes, it will make it run fast... because it will rely less on the hard drive to be accessing the data... but a PC depends on several components. Basically, the most performance related components are the CPU and the RAM (the video card just in case you play new games).
239544
Naah...not the fan...First of all..why did U reinstall XP?\nFor a CPU like that...256ram is kinda low...get atleast a gig for a good speed!\nU might have some harware issues...look at all the drivers installed...Then check the IRQs...there might be some conflict which is taking up resources!\nHope this helps!
440272
333mhgz is the problem get that upto 1999 then it will be more fast and add 1 or 2gb of ram 256 mb is low
191093
Your mother board's very old, you won't see a large boost in performance by putting in new RAM I wouldn't think.  It can only up to 1.55 GB at a slower speed.\n\nFrom the source website:\n\nSYSTEM MEMORY: \n3 X  DIMM sockets \nMax. 1.55GB   PC133/VC133 non-ECC SDRAM
96018
Did you really expect to notice an increase in speed when upgrading from 512MB to 1GB ? Answer is: you don't.\n\nOpen the Task Manager and look how much of the memory is still available.\n\nI have also an installed amount of 1GB and mostly there is 50% unused.
500518
20MB is not really that much. That is probably average for visiting websites and checking emails. Graphics, sounds, etc. on some sites take up more bandwidth, plus the computer itself talks to the ISP's routers/servers every once in a while. You are fine.
41939
I provide helpdesk services so I visit the Dell tech support often ... on fustrating feature of their support is they do not directly reference the hardware installed on a Dell system but generalize. They are also very protective in that if you are not the origional purchaser of the hardware they will not talk to you... Their overall intenet support is well below average ... their phone support is being outsorced to India and alot of people have told me that it is very below standard...
589150
Windows 2000 will not show a significant speed increase by going above 256MB of RAM, and your machine likely won't be upgradeable beyond about 1.2 or 1.4GHz.  Again, you probably won't notice the difference that youre likely hoping for.  \n\nMy advice would be to either: \nA) Upgrade what you have to Windows XP Home Edition (about $90 US) instead.  Provided you have enough hard drive space to do so.  A 30GB hard drive or higher should do unless you have a LOT of software/MP3s/games. This should buy you some time to save up for your next PC.\nB) See if you can sell the machine you have and put that money toward  a low end Dell, eMachines, HP or used PC with Windows XP and at least 256MB of RAM.  They can usually be had for $300-400 US. \n\nFrom my experience Windows 98, Millennium, and 2000 ran optimally on 256MB of RAM.  For future refence, on anything besides high-end gaming machines 1GB of RAM is optimal for Windows XP.  If hardcore PC gaming is a factor, I lean toward 2GB.
435911
well now it seems like dells xps are using like 1.6 dual cores .. i can compete with that easily with my socket 939 athlon 64 3500+ but if it was an intel it would be rated at 3.5ghz .. why i dont know.. if you can go dual core do it. no matter what the speeds are.. im not an intel fan. and personaly.. amd is winning right now.. i would go with amd athlon X2 processors. man are they fast and cool. well i have a p4 in my 2nd computer a dell xps and its 2.0ghz,. the dual core would bechmark higher by a mile.. the dual cores are out now. just kinda expensive!
110738
Ahhh ... where to begin?  Well unfortunately as with most questions of this nature, we simply don't have enough facts to give the panacea that's so sought after.  That being said, a few things come to mind ... a freshly formatted system shouldn't consume an abnormal amount of resources.  Do you have a multi-function printer? (i.e., scanner - fax - printer)  These are unbelievable CPU consumers.  Previous mentions of pictures stored on the hard drive and defragmentation are unlikely culprits ... especially on a freshly formatted system.  Spyware and viruses should be ruled out as well - for the same reason.  These can't survive a drive reformat.  It's entirely likely that your system may be too old to support what's being asked of it.  What is the operating system?  What is the CPU speed?  How much RAM is there?  Is your anti-virus running a start-up scan in background?  Running Windows XP on any machine slower than 1GHz and less than 256MB of RAM is just asking for trouble.  Even though Microsoft minimum recommendations are stated less this - they don't say that it will work but work slowwwwwwwwwwwly.  Without more specifics, it's just too difficult to give an adequate recommendation.  Good luck ...
34698
The 2.4 Ghz is the frequency the wireless devices talk on, not their speed.\n\nNo internet connection (that is relatively inexpensive) is going to move 2.4 Gb per second (where talking multiple T3/4 lines)..
367418
The first one is faster than the second one.  533Mhz > 400Mhz.  I would trust crucial.com.  Although both will work for your system.\n\nAlso, buying from a major brand is always better than buying generic.  The memory will perform much better.\n\nAlso again, if I were you, I would look into getting a 512mb stick of RAM instead of the 256mb.  That would give you a grand total of 1024mb or 1gb of ram, which is what I would recommend to take full advantage of that system.\n\nGive this a try . . . http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231038\n\nAnd to the answer above, yes SODIMM has a 200 pin version.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodimm
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what is it?   When all the RAM is being used (for example if there are many programs open at the same time) the computer will swap data to the hard drive and back to give the impression that there is slightly more memory.\n\nThe best thing to do is to buy more memory, not the most cost effective, but the best.\n\nIf you are running XP, you can also goto start->run-> "msconfig".  Click on the startup tab and there should be a bunch of junk such as OEM software, just look and play around.  make sure you don't turn off spyware, virus, or firewalls.
390453
Need more information to give you an intelligent answer?\n\nCPU speed; RAM speed and amount; connection types, USB 1.1 or 2.0,  firewire, etc.; HD Size, type(s); Video card(s), and any other pertinent specifications?
671894
For most online work and word processing, it's plenty fast.  Your problem might be that Windows is overloaded with junk or infected with spyware - it happens even to much faster PC's.\n\nHopefully you still have a copy of Windows that you can reload.  I recommend backing your stuff up to DVD or a 2nd hard drive and then formatting your hard drive.  You can search the net for help...
156020
You could use some tweaks that will free up memory and increase speed. A step by step guide on how to do this can be found here,\n\nhttp://www.tweakhound.com/xp/xptweaks/supertweaks1.htm
69085
Whats your question?\ngo ahead and install it... it's going to slow your ols os down to amost nothing.....