As programs get more complex, you’ll discover that your trusty PC may
not be working as quickly or efficiently as it used to. While your impulse might
be to purchase a new, more powerful computer, you can dramatically improve performance
simply by upgrading your memory. For far less than what you’d pay for
a new computer, a memory upgrade will often have your PC working faster and
more efficiently than ever before.
Beefing up your PC’s memory is an inexpensive
and surprisingly simple way to give yourself a huge boost in performance. Besides,
today’s complex software and graphics-intensive games chew up your memory
almost as fast as you can add it on. Therefore, it’s best to prepare for
the immediate future by loading on as much memory as you can. To give you an
example how things are changing in the memory game, Microsoft advises that you
need at least 128MB of memory to run Windows XP, but the more the merrier, with
512MB ideal and 1GB even better. Many industry experts today recommend that
you upgrade to at least 1 gigabyte (1GB) so you can be ready for the challenges
ahead of you. With a gigabyte of memory your PC will be able to run multiple
programs simultaneously and give you excellent speed.
Upgrading your computer memory is simple
Two of the great things about upgrading your PC memory are the fact that it’s
cheap (especially when you consider dramatically a significant memory upgrade
will improve your performance), and it only takes about five minutes to drop
in another memory card. And when you’re done you will be able to keep
more programs running, ramp up your speed on memory-eating graphics programs
and play games like never before. Plus, your PC will handle like a precision
machine.