Help Upgrade from 4GB to 8GB of RAM

[GodLovesYou]

Hey hey guys!

Well, I am here to make a question related to an issue that is happening with me at the moment. I am an rookie android developer and I want to debug my app with AVD of Genymotion but it is a little bit slower and when I run it that makes my pc slower too.

I have an Intel Core I5 with 4GB of RAM. My question is, if I upgrade the to 8GB of RAM it will work better in terms of performance while developing?

Have a good day.

 

[AZgl1500]

More RAM in a PC generally does help quite a bit.
The reason is all of the OS and the application can be loaded into memory and there is not wasted time shuttling different parts of the OS or the application to/from the hard drive.

My desktop PC has 6 gB of RAM and it zips along fairly well, it is a 6 year old machine, the specs of which escape me right now. I can sure tell a difference between it and this little laptop I'm on this morning from my bedside...

 

[GodLovesYou]

More RAM in a PC generally does help quite a bit.
The reason is all of the OS and the application can be loaded into memory and there is not wasted time shuttling different parts of the OS or the application to/from the hard drive.

My desktop PC has 6 gB of RAM and it zips along fairly well, it is a 6 year old machine, the specs of which escape me right now. I can sure tell a difference between it and this little laptop I'm on this morning from my bedside...

Ok thank you. I will probably buy a new 4GB once I have an empty slot.

 

[jefboyardee]

Funny you brought that up. A PC geek friend is coming by today to up my RAM from 2GB to 8GB. He claims that even though I run 32bit, the extra RAM rill still help... we shall see. I always thought Windows 32bit can only see the first 3GB of RAM. Then again, I suppose I could then switch to 64bit.

 

[GodLovesYou]

Funny you brought that up. A PC geek friend is coming by today to up my RAM from 2GB to 8GB. He claims that even though I run 32bit, the extra RAM rill still help... we shall see. I always thought Windows 32bit can only see the first 3GB of RAM. Then again, I suppose I could then switch to 64bit.

I have a normal laptop with 4GB of RAM, Intel Core i5, GeForce 840M. It is not that best and isn't near to be, you know? But I send an email for the manufacture and they said I can add more 8GB.

 

[AZgl1500]

Funny you brought that up. A PC geek friend is coming by today to up my RAM from 2GB to 8GB. He claims that even though I run 32bit, the extra RAM rill still help... we shall see. I always thought Windows 32bit can only see the first 3GB of RAM. Then again, I suppose I could then switch to 64bit.

oh, Stand By to be Amazed at the difference that is going to make.

Once that little PC of yours is booted up, it won't be going back to the hard drive again unless you specifically load a file from there...

And the Boot-up Time??? Let me hazard a guess that it will be 3 times faster than it is now.
why? it will not have to be shuttling the OS onto/off of the Virtual Memory space that is on the hard drive.... that is what kills PCs that don't have enough RAM.

the next big step for you, would be to replace the HDD with a faster one, that would set you back about $80-$100 bux.
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[svim]

Funny you brought that up. A PC geek friend is coming by today to up my RAM from 2GB to 8GB. He claims that even though I run 32bit, the extra RAM rill still help... we shall see. I always thought Windows 32bit can only see the first 3GB of RAM. Then again, I suppose I could then switch to 64bit.

While your PC will benefit by adding more RAM, over half of that 8GB is completely irrelevant as far as your operating system is concerned. With any 32-bit OS a 4GB upgrade is just as good as a 8GB upgrade. If you can upgrade your OS from a 32-bit version to a 64-bit version that would be optimal, but if your hardware is dated and only 32-bit capable than don't bother. (A 32-bit OS can run on 64-bit hardware but a 64-bit OS cannot run on 32-bit hardware.) But getting back to that 8GB upgrade, your OS simply can't take full advantage of it, it's all about the math:
http://techterms.com/help/difference_between_32-bit_and_64-bit_systems

 

[kate]

A PC geek friend is coming by today to up my RAM from 2GB to 8GB. He claims that even though I run 32bit, the extra RAM rill still help.

While your PC will benefit by adding more RAM, over half of that 8GB is completely irrelevant as far as your operating system is concerned.

Yep, unless you have 64 bit Windows (or plan on installing it) you're wasting money buying 8GB of RAM. If you're staying on 32 bit then save some cash and only put 4GB in.

 

[AZgl1500]

hmmm, I overlooked him saying 32 bit.... oops.

still, 4 gB RAM is better than 2 gB RAM, it will be faster, just not as quick as I described.

 

[jefboyardee]

Stand By to be Amazed at the difference that is going to make.

Turns out that my ancient beast had a different card config than his, so we ended up putting it all back the way it was. But now he's motivated to make this happen, whereas I said don't bother.

While your PC will benefit by adding more RAM, over half of that 8GB is completely irrelevant as far as your operating system is concerned.

That's what I was asking him, he disagreed, but it never happened anyway. But he has come to think we're right about that, so his quest is find 3GB that fit in my slots.

 

[svim]

Upgrading your RAM up from 2GB will help make your system more responsive but if you still have a conventional, spinning-disk hard drive swapping it for a SSD will make a significant improvement. If disk capacity is an issue, have both in your PC with the OS and applications on the SSD and everything else on the conventional drive.

 

[jefboyardee]

I agree about an SSD speeding things up noticeably, providing it's big enough at least for the OS. But it has become pointless to throw money at this beast, even though it was cutting-edge eleven years ago . How and why my friend decided more RAM would change my life is beyond me, just a geek with nothing better to do.

 

[svim]

Yikes, eleven years old??? OK, ignore my chatter. The motherboard inside that monster probably doesn't have SATA ports anyway. (And the board's maximum bus speed itself would nullify the speed advantage of a SSD anyway.)
But in any case be sure to double-check the RAM being put into your box is compatible. Some boards work better with paired DIMMs and some systems will still boot up OK if you do put in incompatible DIMMs but then random and quirky things happen with the OS and/or some applications. I like using Crucial's site, even if you're not buying the RAM from them it's a good way to check a DIMM's specs for your specific make/model computer:
http://www.crucial.com/

 

[jefboyardee]

I know it's way past time for a new puter. I've even bought and returned a few within those years. But for some reason, none of them seemed to work as reliably as my electronic grandmother... I think this has become a psychological issue.

 

[GodLovesYou]

Yikes, eleven years old??? OK, ignore my chatter. The motherboard inside that monster probably doesn't have SATA ports anyway. (And the board's maximum bus speed itself would nullify the speed advantage of a SSD anyway.)
But in any case be sure to double-check the RAM being put into your box is compatible. Some boards work better with paired DIMMs and some systems will still boot up OK if you do put in incompatible DIMMs but then random and quirky things happen with the OS and/or some applications. I like using Crucial's site, even if you're not buying the RAM from them it's a good way to check a DIMM's specs for your specific make/model computer:
http://www.crucial.com/

Do you think that Crucial RAM brand is a good choice and it is trustable?
I am looking for a 8GB model and I find it for my laptop.

 

[svim]

I've used Crucial multiple times a year for over a decade so I've found it to be a reliable source for RAM. Their prices aren't the cheapest but their database of RAM specs and computer make/models make it convenient to just buy online (as opposed to going to a parts store) and to verify you're actually getting the correct type of memory.

 

[GodLovesYou]

I've used Crucial multiple times a year for over a decade so I've found it to be a reliable source for RAM. Their prices aren't the cheapest but their database of RAM specs and computer make/models make it convenient to just buy online (as opposed to going to a parts store) and to verify you're actually getting the correct type of memory.

I saw my laptop model and they just have their brand RAM. They could have other brands like Kingston.

 

[svim]

Crucial isn't a retailer like Amazon, it's a company that sells their own product. If you prefer Kingston they're also a well established source for memory (...and note that Kingston's site is only selling Kingston branded memory). But whatever the case, don't buy memory just because it's the cheapest, all the quirky, hard to troubleshoot problems you'll be experiencing down the road isn't worth it.

 

[GodLovesYou]

Crucial isn't a retailer like Amazon, it's a company that sells their own product. If you prefer Kingston they're also a well established source for memory (...and note that Kingston's site is selling Kingston branded memory). But whatever the case, don't buy memory just because it's the cheapest, all the quirky, hard to troubleshoot problems you'll be experiencing down the road isn't worth it.

You are telling me that their products are reliable and it is a good option to buy right?

 

[kate]

Crucial is known for good RAM, yes.

 

[svim]

While Crucial is my preference, Kingston has a good reputation too.
If you have an Apple that you're upgrading the RAM , another good source is OtherWorld Computing:
https://www.macsales.com/

 

[GodLovesYou]

While Crucial is my preference, Kingston has a good reputation too.
If you have an Apple that you're upgrading the RAM , another good source is OtherWorld Computing:
https://www.macsales.com/

No. I have an Asus PC

 

[AZgl1500]

Crucial has been the only brand that I will trust.
I like their app that looks at your PC and determines the exact type of RAM to buy.
that is something that a lot of RAM companies don't do for you.

and they are cost competitive.

 

[GodLovesYou]

Crucial has been the only brand that I will trust.
I like their app that looks at your PC and determines the exact type of RAM to buy.
that is something that a lot of RAM companies don't do for you.

and they are cost competitive.

Well man now I am in doubt if I should by from Crucial or not. Today I went to a store in my city and they tested a 4GB of RAM to see if it is compatible but it wasn't. So now, I dont know what to do? If I should by there or go again into the store and leave my PC there so they can see what is the actual RAM compatible with my laptop

 

[AZgl1500]

I will just say, that Crucial has never, ever, shipped me a RAM stick that did not work perfectly every time.
I have never bought RAM in a store.


http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/systemscanner


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this is what I could do...