Hi all,
First Post for me…
Like to say hello to all and have a wonderful season holiday…
I am a student at school and recently saved up to buy new RAM for my computer. I bought Cold Fusion USmodular DDR500 PC4000 1GB kit (2x512mb Sticks).
I know that my motherboard wont run the sticks at DDR500, so i made the choice of not overclocking the RAM, All i want is to have a increase in performance on my computer. The recent RAM installed were Acer’s 2x512MB DDR400 and a 256MB DDR400 (i know i wasn’t meant to mix RAM)..When i installed the new RAMs i noticed that when ever i start a program the Computer uses 100% of the RAM and only a little bit of the virtual memory. No matter what program it shoots to the high end..I mostly use the computer for games, but sometimes also for editing photos and MS softwares.
Now ill just ask the question, why does my computer lag more than before and how would i speed up the performance rather than Overclocking it. (is there Timings that need to be included?)
Please let me know if you need more info.
Computer Specs
Windows XP pro service Pack 2
Abit KV7-VIA KT600 BIOS: Phoenix 6.00PG
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ FSB:333MHz
Cold Fusion 2x512mb DDR500 PC4000 RAM (running at 200MHz, Cas-Trcd-Trp-Tras, 3-3-3-8)
ATi Radeon 9600XT 256mb Card
500w PSU
