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is this even POSSIBLE? (ram question)
vegas-steven
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Hi,
I am mr software when it comes to computers. i always had a friend that would actually do a build for me.
but i did put together a little crap computer for my wife with windows xp on it.
so the question that i have is whether or not by me putting in mismatched ram i was slowing it down considerably.
today i had another computer open taking out the power supply. i needed the wives to test his machine. during that time i just popped out one of her ram modules.
she had a 256mb and 512mb... different brands (heck, probably different types)
i took the ram out just to see if the computer may run faster... took out the 256 and restarted it.
after i FINALLY removed superantispyware pro the machine seems to run signifigantly faster!
i checked the bios and it states (1)512 meg in one bank @ 333mhz single channel ram.
now, superantispywarepro was pirated. and recently ive stopped pirating software... so removing it wasnt a big deal (anyone wanna recommend a good FREE solution?) but it only took up about 150 megs of memory while running. even with the extra ram i removed i was still over 512, but at 512 and that program gone this machine seems...
almost brand new.
so what.
1) what is a good antispyware that isnt going to kill the system
2) should i reinstall that 256meg bank of ram? or did that really cripple it.
thx for helping a guy out with any insight!
Steven
I am mr software when it comes to computers. i always had a friend that would actually do a build for me.
but i did put together a little crap computer for my wife with windows xp on it.
so the question that i have is whether or not by me putting in mismatched ram i was slowing it down considerably.
today i had another computer open taking out the power supply. i needed the wives to test his machine. during that time i just popped out one of her ram modules.
she had a 256mb and 512mb... different brands (heck, probably different types)
i took the ram out just to see if the computer may run faster... took out the 256 and restarted it.
after i FINALLY removed superantispyware pro the machine seems to run signifigantly faster!
i checked the bios and it states (1)512 meg in one bank @ 333mhz single channel ram.
now, superantispywarepro was pirated. and recently ive stopped pirating software... so removing it wasnt a big deal (anyone wanna recommend a good FREE solution?) but it only took up about 150 megs of memory while running. even with the extra ram i removed i was still over 512, but at 512 and that program gone this machine seems...
almost brand new.
so what.
1) what is a good antispyware that isnt going to kill the system
2) should i reinstall that 256meg bank of ram? or did that really cripple it.
thx for helping a guy out with any insight!
Steven
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And 256mb is worthless anyway. Trash it.
As for free antispyware software Malware Byte's AntiMalware is pretty good. I'm a fan of Microsoft's new Security Essentials, too.
Memory always works better in pairs and full banks of identical sets. Maxing it out is a very good idea. 2gb isn't expensive at all and is fairly standard these days. What kind of motherboard is running in it? Maybe we can help you figure out what you need.
MSE is a God send.