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My current system has a P4-1.6GHz (Celeron equivalent), 256MB SDRAM and G-Force 3 Ti200. If I upgrade my RAM from 256 to 512, what kind of speed 'illusion' will I get? What I mean by this is, will my 1.6Ghz processor seem like a 2Ghz one? That kind of thing.
More RAM will cut down disk access if you have several applications open and switch between - of course this depends on which apps you're using.
What is it with you and illusions? :D
RAM basically helps take the load off of a processor. The more RAM, the less work the processor has to do as it can store more data in said RAM.
RAM basically helps take the load off of a processor. The more RAM, the less work the processor has to do as it can store more data in said RAM.
It'll seem like you've put more RAM in.
Which, in a testament to your amazing judgement, you have.
Which, in a testament to your amazing judgement, you have.
The Crucial website make out like they're the same, the processor and RAM, in terms of controlling the speed of the PC. They say It's best to buy more RAM instead of a new processor because the performance/cost is better.
That's where my strange question comes from. Will my 1.6Ghz P4 computer seem like it's using a different processor, in terms of illusion? But it looks like it wont give that illusion.
That's where my strange question comes from. Will my 1.6Ghz P4 computer seem like it's using a different processor, in terms of illusion? But it looks like it wont give that illusion.
WickedWare wrote:
> Ye, I know it'll remain the same, but what i was saying was will the
> speed of the computer feel like it's running with a faster processor.
> 'Feel/seem'.
No. The system will have a slight performance gain, but it won't "seem" like it has a faster processor.
It'll "feel" like a 1.6GHz with 512mb of RAM instead of a 1.6GHz with 256mb of RAM.
> Ye, I know it'll remain the same, but what i was saying was will the
> speed of the computer feel like it's running with a faster processor.
> 'Feel/seem'.
No. The system will have a slight performance gain, but it won't "seem" like it has a faster processor.
It'll "feel" like a 1.6GHz with 512mb of RAM instead of a 1.6GHz with 256mb of RAM.
It'll feel a little quicker, yes. But a RAM increase isn't going to allow you to push the processor any harder.
Memorandum! wrote:
> erm, your 1.6GHz processor will be exactly the same.
> you might get a slight performance increase in games/running multiple
> applications and probably a bit more stability, but your CPU's
> performance will remain exactly the same.
Ye, I know it'll remain the same, but what i was saying was will the speed of the computer feel like it's running with a faster processor. 'Feel/seem'. And what number you could say the performace gain was like.
> erm, your 1.6GHz processor will be exactly the same.
> you might get a slight performance increase in games/running multiple
> applications and probably a bit more stability, but your CPU's
> performance will remain exactly the same.
Ye, I know it'll remain the same, but what i was saying was will the speed of the computer feel like it's running with a faster processor. 'Feel/seem'. And what number you could say the performace gain was like.
erm, your 1.6GHz processor will be exactly the same.
you might get a slight performance increase in games/running multiple applications and probably a bit more stability, but your CPU's performance will remain exactly the same.
you might get a slight performance increase in games/running multiple applications and probably a bit more stability, but your CPU's performance will remain exactly the same.
My current system has a P4-1.6GHz (Celeron equivalent), 256MB SDRAM and G-Force 3 Ti200. If I upgrade my RAM from 256 to 512, what kind of speed 'illusion' will I get? What I mean by this is, will my 1.6Ghz processor seem like a 2Ghz one? That kind of thing.