Memory (RAM) and its influence on computer performances
You have computer and recently loaded up with lots of software, the computer starts up slow and eats up all the time, and you waste a lot of time trying to open applications. You are wondering how this slow machine can be speeded up, and to increase the boot time of your system?
It's been proven that adding more memory to a computer system increases its performance. If there isn't enough room in memory for all the
information the CPU needs, the computer has to set up what's known as a virtual
memory file. In so doing, the CPU reserves space on the hard disk to simulate additional RAM.
Not sure which DDR memory your system takes? Here are some tools to help you find compatible DDR Memory.
DDR2 introduces some new features which allow it to ramp up to much higher speeds (with correspondingly higher bandwidth) and higher memory densities, all the while using less power. DDR2 memory uses a new form factor, a 240 pin DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) which is *not* compatible with current DDR memory slots. Upcoming chipsets by Intel and other manufacturers will support DDR2 specifically, and are not backwards compatible.