is the presence of witual memory necessory for the PC?
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Yes its necessary for the computer to keep working.
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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).
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i suggest you don't, Windows XP need at least 256MB or more of RAM to run smoothly
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have more memory installed
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Upgrading your computer's memory (RAM) is one of the quickest, most efficient and most cost-effective ways to boost performance. Many new computers come with only a bare minimum of memory installed. Adding more RAM can add more zip to your system. And installation is not that complicated. Sometimes getting the case off takes more time than installing the actual RAM itself. \n\nMemory upgrade provides:\n  Smoother multitasking\n  Faster Web surfing\n  Enhanced printing\n  More efficient video editing\n  Optimized Windows XP processing\n  Spectacular gaming\n  Enhanced multimedia presentations\n  Efficient networking
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processor, RAM, even available disk space
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Depends on what you are using the computer for.\nJust basic word processing and internet you prob don't need it.  Games, graphics, etc, then yes.\nhttp://www.crucial.com might help with prices.
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it is up to you .. if you work on graphics or games.. or just for work like Excel or Word.. it depends on what you need.. if you need somthing for games or graphics then you will have to bring a good pc in good performance.. actually i can't tell you what is good and what is not.. you will have to tell us the parts so we can be useful more to you
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technically: no, but in reality yes. RAM is always a much larger commodity than vid card memory. More ram will increase a systems performance much so than an increase in video memory. If worst comes to worst, you can allocated some  of your ram to be dedicated to the GPU so you actually have more graphics memory, but only do this if you have integrated graphics (which don't have onboard memory...duh.. thats why they are integrated) or if you have ram to spare (which doesnt occur often). You should probably upgrade to 1gig ram as it is one of the biggest "bang for your buck" upgrades out there right now. If i recall, tiger direct had a sale for a ddr400 (pc 3200) 512mb ram stick for $10 after rebate (though it was exorborantly overpriced to begin with). Heres the link if you want to check it out:\nhttp://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=586829&sku=ULT30215.\nI got an e-mial from them a while back about it.It had a $30 mail in rebate and ann instant $20 rebate to amke it $10 but i dont know when that ended.\nHope this helps!
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cpu, hard drives,memory
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well your ram i think is the quickest u can get and 160 gig hard drive is pretty big, so would say that not much outa date, for me i reckon if the computer does what you want it to do then it cant be out of date
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100 % YES\n\ngaming is among the most demanding of applications\nevery extra ounce of energy is precious to it\n> processor speed, fsb, cache, memory, graphics .... all of it\nram, sure yes !\n> by all means, go right ahead > happy gaming !
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If you have room, get a desktop. You'll have more power and more memory in general, plus it won't fry if you drop some crumbs on it.
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Increasing memory is always good. If you are running XP I would suggest a minimum of at least 512 mb. If you can afford the 1GB go for it.
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Crucial Memory Advisor\nhttp://www.crucial.com/promo/index.asp?prog=desktop2
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Well yes and no, You can specify an amount of your hard drive to be used for virtual memory which is basically ram. Windows will decide the amount automatically but you can change theses settings. \n\nIf you want to do this. \n\n1. Right click on the "My Computer" icon and click on "Properties"\n2. Click on the "Advanced" Tab\n3. Then under "Performance" click the "Settings" button\n4.  In the "Settings" Box that opens click on "Advanced" again. \n5.  The bottom option lets you specify the amount of virtual ram you want.
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There are memory optimizer type programs for computers. Try Tune-Up Utilities 2006 (free 30 day trial) It has a memory optimization section in there.\nhttp://www.tune-up.com/\nfree to try for 30 days, great program. \nRAM is pretty dirt cheap now, easier to just put some more in.