1GB RAM and PC still slow! ??

**peat moss** · 03-30-2005, 01:24 AM

Everest Home ! Seems to be the new one .

http://www.lavalys.com/products.php?lang=en

**Chewie** · 03-30-2005, 06:04 PM

I often have several programs open - MusicLibrary, NewsbinPro, DW, Winamp, PSP9/PhotoshopCS, IE, Outlook and I also have 1GB RAM but only get that sort of slowdown if I have shareazaa running - even with less main apps open. Loadsa concurrent connections take a toll.
I very rarely use Shareazaa (will prolly uninstall it) and don't have any other fileshare tools installed BTW.

**Izagaia** · 03-30-2005, 08:30 PM

The only times I ever experience those annoying "slow-down" symptoms are when utilizing PaintshopPro9 over numerous bmp files and then applying them through TGT Soft's "StyleBuilder". Usually closing PSP9 alleviates the problem. With a gig of ram myself, I would have thought I would never need to do that.

The only other slow-down I ever notice is concerning my internet connection when my son has numerous chat windows open over AIM, Yahoo and Messenger. Then trying to run K-Lite or Limewire Pro at the same time. Bandwidth seems to become extinct in a hurry when he does that and I usually have to power cycle my router and dsl modem to reset everything. Were on two PCs sharing one connection. He uses a [email protected] and 256mb of ram while I am utilizing an AthlonXP [email protected] and over a gig of ram.

**vidcc** · 03-30-2005, 09:16 PM

As was suggested by theCanuck I would seriously look at spyware and adware.

have you tried removing ram a stick at a time to see if you have a bad stick?
Also although it seems a reasonable machine and this is a long long longshot, check the specs of your pc to see if it can actually handle that much memory. I haven't heard of overload with xp before but have experienced it with win 2k back in the day.

**Snee** · 03-30-2005, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by vidcc

As was suggested by theCanuck I would seriously look at spyware and adware.

have you tried removing ram a stick at a time to see if you have a bad stick?
Also although it seems a reasonable machine and this is a long long longshot, check the specs of your pc to see if it can actually handle that much memory. I haven't heard of overload with xp before but have experienced it with win 2k back in the day.

I ran more RAM both on Win2k and XP with a machine that was otherwise way below his specs, for more than a year without any trouble, I highly doubt it's what affects him

I guess it could be a bad stick tho'.

What kind of RAM did you add, and exactly what did you have before, sameer?

**vidcc** · 03-30-2005, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by SnnY

I ran more RAM both on Win2k and XP with a machine that was otherwise way below his specs, for more than a year without any trouble, I highly doubt it's what affects him

i did say it was a long long longshot however it has been an issue in the day.
as i said i doubt with those specs it would be too much but wouldn't say it was impossible

the ram issue

**Snee** · 03-31-2005, 01:31 PM

I'm thinking that the RAM he added might have been much slower than the RAM he had.

Would still like to know what kind of RAM he added and what kind of RAM he had before that.

**peat moss** · 03-31-2005, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by SnnY

I'm thinking that the RAM he added might have been much slower than the RAM he had.

Would still like to know what kind of RAM he added and what kind of RAM he had before that.

Everest home , should tell him what ram he has .