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What makes the speed up of your computer the memory or the hard drive?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
The main thing that will determine if your computer is slow or fast is the hardware that it has. The faster the hardware the faster your overall computer speed will be (generally). The main that slows down your computer is the the operating system. If you have used Windows XP in the past and made the move over to Windows Vista you would have noticed a dramatic decrease in computer performance. The reason for this is because Vista is actually slower than XP. The main reason for this is because Vista has a lot of fancy things on in that are designed to make it look pretty which are of no use to you when it comes time to actually use the computer.
So the two main things that you have to consider are your computers hardware specifications and the operating system that you are running. I actually specialize in making computer faster whether they be running Windows XP or Vista and if you are interested in learning more, just click on my username to go to my bio page. I'm sure you will find something that will interest you.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoUpgrading your memory(RAM) is the simplest way to speed up your PC. I recommend Kingston.com. There you can put your PC's info(model # and brand) and Kingston will tell you what type and how much memory your PC's capable of handling.
Hard drives also contribute to PC speed as well, especially if they're on the full side. Upgrading your hard drive is a little more involved compared to upgrading your RAM.
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How do you increase computer virtual memory?
You may have to many programs up for your computer to handle, or it can be you memory all together, This can slow you down because the hard drive have more to scan, (Memory is stored in a file on a hard drive) changing the overall speed of your computer loading and speed.
How do the average memory chips in a computer work?
The average memory chips in a computer work by storing data temporarily and allowing faster access to programs than a hard drive. The speed allows for less disk requests and makes the system faster.
What is the speed of a computer?
The speed of a computer is a lot of things. The speed is how fast your computer can get data off your Hard Drive, How much Ram or Memory you have, and how fast your processor is. Most people say that the speed is the number on the processor. But That is not always true.
How does ReadyBoost Work on a computer?
To use ReadyBoost a person obtains a flash drive and places the flash drive in the USB port on the computer. ReadyBoost allows your computer to store memory on it to speed up the computer.
What is the RAM and hard drive memory?
This computer's memory type is: DDR2 SDRAM, with a hard drive capacity of 160GB (solid state disc flash memory). For further reference the cpu speed is 1.60 Hz and internal memory is 2048 MB.
The speed of a computer depends on the amount of memory?
Speed(memory), or S(m)
What exactly is a PC 6400 memory card?
The PC 6400 memory card is for the RAM in ones computer. The PC 6400 memory card allows one to upgrade the speed one's computer operates at. Higher RAM makes a computer quicker to process information.
What is the relationship between RAM and a Hard Drive?
RAM(random access memory) speeds up a computer's speed when it comes to performing tasks, a hard drive enables it to do hard tasks easily.
What is the speed of computer?
The speed can be determined in various ways. The clock speed of the processor, the speed of the hard drive, the speed of the bus carrying information from the processor to the memory and the speed of the memory. dual or quad core processors running at more than 2.5 Ghz is fast a hard drive that has a spindle speed of 7500 to 10,000 RPMs is fast 1066 or 2000 Mhz of front side bus is fast 800 Mhz or more memory speed is fast
Does larger computer memory have greater speed?
It depends on what type of memory you are talking about. With RAM (Random-Access-Memory), the amount of information it can hold is fairly low, but the speed at which the computer can access the information is much faster than the speed of a hard drive. Another factor in the speed of computers is the CPU and the motherboard itself. Depending on when the motherboard was manufactured and how good the CPU is, there is a limit past which the motherboard will not be able to use any more RAM you put in the computer. Filling the capacity of the motherboard for RAM does improve PC speed, but if the CPU is an old or slow one it won't matter. Also, the hard drive memory (which is larger in size but information takes longer to access) can factor into speed. If the hard drive that the operating system is installed on is completely full, then it will slow down the computer. The reason is that when the RAM is maxed out, the computer will automatically configure part of the free space on a hard drive to use as RAM.
USB flash drive does it make computer go faster?
No, Depending on what processor you have and how much ram you have can depend how fast your computer is. also a hard drive RPM speed as well.Edit: Windows 7 has a feature called ReadyBoost that can increase your RAM by using a USB Flash drive. It only works if your computer would benefit from its use (e.g. you are using a lot of virtual memory, and your hard drive is slower than the USB port). When ReadyBoost is operational, it will increase the speed of your computer by reducing hard drive virtual memory swapping. So the answer is actually "maybe."
Is there a computer chip that will speed up a computer and were can you buy them?
You can buy more RAM for your computer. It can speed up your computer depending on your memory usage. You can buy it at a local electronics store. RAM only improves a computer's speed to a certain point, at which motherboard components and processor speed limit computer performance. So the question is oversimplified as computer speed is governed by motherboard chipsets, processor core numbers and speed, RAM volume, hard drive writing speed, etc.
