Speeding Up CPU Performance

[Puma60]

look there is only one solution to your problem.

Buy RAM.. 500 minimum and 1Gb would be very nice.

I will tell you in numbers and hope it clears some things.

You have 512 mb of RAM now
Win XP use from 200 - 300 RAM at all times
Silkroad online use from 300 - 600 RAM (depends on options)

So you do the math now. Thats why your pc runs slow whatever you
try to do. Every program, even web browsers eat RAM.

My suggestion is for you to buy 1Gb more and you dont have to worry
anymore. But 500 is minimum.

Ok, thanks for your help, however I have a few more questions regarding buying, and installing RAM. This is a small summary profile of my Main Circuit Board and Memory Modules:

Board: Micro Star MS-6585 2.0A
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 07.00T 07/03/02

512 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot '0' has 256 MB
Slot '1' has 256 MB
Slot '2' is Empty
Slot '3' is Empty

Are there any specific types of RAM i need to buy? I am aware they come in forms of DDR, DDR2 and DDR3.

Also would this guide be helpful in terms of installing RAM?

http://www.crucial.com/uk/install/dimm.aspx

Thanks

[judaiskariot]

Oh crap

That mother board has only 4 different DIMM slots (2 DIMM slots for SDR and 2 DIMM slots for DDR).
You can't mix them together so you have another problem.

SDR and DDR when it comes to price cost the same.

Solution 1: Buy 2 SDR memory 512Mb a peace
Solution 2: Buy 2 DDR memory 512Mb a peace

WARNING: i think they have to work on 133Mhz (check that on your
old memory sticks)

Eather way you have to get rid off old SDR stick because you cant
mix them or use them on that motherboard if thinking of upgrading.

TIP: try asking in some PC store or PC reapir shop do they accept
old memory sticks and in that way you can get at least some
compensation.


And yes it is a good guide. RAM is easy to install. Remember it can
go in just in one way, and you have to hear/see those little clips
on the side close when you insert properly.

If it doesnt go dont rape it, try turning it around.

Hope i helped you

But i think it would be realy, realy good for you, to find a friend or someone that has little more knowladge than you to see it and help you. At least to detect what type of RAM you need and what is the working "tact" of those RAMs.

[Puma60]

So basically I have to replace my current RAM with either 2 512MB SDR memory or 2 512MB DDR memory?

[judaiskariot]

yes.. thats it..

or you can buy 1 Gb stick and another of 512 or whatever.

Only thing is that that motherboard can hold up to 2 Gb of RAM max

[Puma60]

Ok, big thanks for your help. I think il just go to the local computer shop to get my RAM and Hard Drive upgraded. Upgrading RAM seems kinda complicated, id rather not screw up my PC