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    Do I need to upgrade RAM in this case?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by biumoc, May 6, 2007.

  1. biumoc

    biumoc Notebook Consultant

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    Windows XP
    RAM: DDR2: 1G
    CPU: Coreduo 1.83

    Under intensive load, the Task Manager shows:
    - CPU Usage: 30-70%
    - PF Usage: 850 MB
    - Commit Charge: 850M/3989M

    Application running:
    Very often:
    - Acrobat (5 tabs)
    - Words (10 tabs)
    - Outlook
    - IE (15 tabs)
    Sometimes:
    - WMP
    - Virus scan
    - Chat

    :confused: Pls adivise me if Upgrading RAM to 2G would have any benefit for the performance.

    thank u.
     
    biumoc, May 6, 2007
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    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    2GB is better then 1GB. How much physical memory is it using under "intensive load"? Is there alot of disk activity?
     
    wave, May 6, 2007
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