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Windows XP (32-bit) system with 8GB RAM, will I still get dual-channel benefit?
I am running a legacy Windows XP 32-bit PC (not for internet use of course). It has 2x4GB RAM which operates in dual-channel mode.
Obviously Windows XP can only use 4GB RAM. One could argue the ...
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Available physical memory, XP
I installed a Windows XP x86 on my PC. But when I open the system information window in the System Summary tab, in the right-hand pane and at bottom the following are written:
Total Physical memory ...
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Is 1GB RAM so little?
I recently upgraded my old computer from Windows XP to Windows 7, and my computer became unbelievably slow. This is the hardware:
Intel Pentium 4, 3.2 GHz
1GB RAM
Radeon X800 GTO
By unbelievably ...
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Increase page file or buy RAM?
I've a 10+ year old XP PC which surprisingly still works however one of the 256MB RAM finally died. Now I am left with just 256MB. As expected the PC became slower however when I tried to increase the ...
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Chrome becomes very slow when switching tabs
During a heavy browsing session, Chrome can become very slow to switch to a tab that hasn't been opened in a while. I assume that it's switched the contents to disk and needs to reload it, but it can ...
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Windows XP Professional SP3 system performance improvement with additional ram [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Will adding extra RAM in my computer speed it up?
I have a system with Windows XP professional 64 bit SP3 installed. It's main hardware is as follows
Motherboard: P5KPL-VM
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How to upgrade, if at all
I have a Dell Dimension E510 running Windows XP. Its most important gaming specs are:
Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz CPU
1 GB of RAM (with a max of 4 GB)
ATI Radeon X300 with 128 MB
Typically I enjoy ...
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Computer Running Slow -- Identifying what is causing the problem
I was wondering what utilities can help identify what is causing a computer to slow down. I am a J2EE programmer and have WebSphere and eclipse continuously running on my computer and lately my ...
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Making Windows XP run on 256MB of RAM
I have a Windows XP system which has only 256 MB of ram, and unfortunately upgrading the RAM is not an option (it needs DDR, a DDR2 chip didn't fit and I'm not in town long enough to order one online)....
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Optimizing Windows XP to use less HD access
I have a corporate laptop with a great processor and 4 gigs of RAM, however the HD is ancient, we're talking 4200RPM here, roundabouts.
Programs run great, but load horribly, horribly slow.
Any ...
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Why is my computer running slower after I just installed more RAM and a new HDD?
I just bought 4 GB of ram (2x2GB) and a 1TB hard drive and installed them, upgrading from my original 1GB RAM and 250GB HDD. I put the 2GB sticks in 1st and 3rd slots and the 1GB stick in 2nd. Now ...
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