Re: Will upgrade 2 Gigs of RAM help my Windows XP Pro?

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There will be some improvement, but nothing close to 100%.. expect anything
between imperceptible to maybe 30% better..

How much is 'up to 30%' worth?..

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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"M. B." <REMOVETHESPAMmystic02@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I am currently running Windows XP Pro SP2 with all of the latest patches &
>updates. My hardware is ASUS P4C800 Deluxe MB running P4 3.2Mhz Prescott
>and 1 Gig (2x512MB) of Crucial PC3200 DDR 400 (Dual Mode) RAM. My
>Graphics card is an nVidia 6800 GT OC with 256 megs of RAM and I am running
>it in 1600x1200 mode on my LCD monitor. My PC is *not* overclocked in any
>way.
>
> As I mostly use my computer for Stock Trading or Gaming, I often nowadays
> have anywhere from 8 to 12 Windows open at the same time. At least 3 of
> them are running Java applications with real-time market data streaming
> thru them.
>
> I am wondering if my machine's performance will improve at all if I
> upgrade to 2 Gigs of RAM? I would buy 2x1MB of the same Crucial memory
> type (model number : CT2KIT12864Z40B) and remove the already installed
> modules.
>
> Although I am regularly scanning for viruses & spyware, running disk
> defragger and everything else I can think of, my system seems to "slow
> down" the more Windows I have open. In addition, I am hearing from folks
> that newer games like Call of Duty 2, FEAR, Quake 4 are behaving better
> with 2 Gigs of RAM rather then just one.
>
> Would love to hear fom the experts...
>


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