Computer Guru's Need Help

[Beaudee]

I have a sony PCV-RX560 computer and has 256 memory but is upgradable to 512.I found this on e-bay http://cgi.ebay.com/256MB-PC133-SDRAM-for-Sony-Vaio-PCV-RX560-buySAFE_W0QQitemZ270021401309QQihZ017QQcategoryZ14 917QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem is this all i need to make it run a bit faster.:tex

[Silver_2000]

whats the question ?

I would go to kingston.com and put in your model number and see what they recommend and what they say is the max you can add

then go to amazon to find the memory - if you can go more than 512 do it

[Beaudee]

whats the question ?

I would go to kingston.com and put in your model number and see what they recommend and what they say is the max you can add

then go to amazon to find the memory - if you can go more than 512 do it

I can only upgrade to 512.Question is,is this board all i need,just snap it in and im done:tex I would be happy with 512 as i dont use it much,my kid uses it for school mostly.I plan on gettin a new system in the near future.Heck what is the ram on the latest and greatest Dell now.4 Gig??

[Silver_2000]

I can only upgrade to 512.Question is,is this board all i need,just snap it in and im done:tex I would be happy with 512 as i dont use it much,my kid uses it for school mostly.I plan on gettin a new system in the near future.Heck what is the ram on the latest and greatest Dell now.4 Gig?? 1 gig is pretty standard now BUT if you buy a low end laptop they often come standard with 512

Its an EASY upgrade you need to see if you have a open slot - if you do then one chip will do if not then you need to buy 2 to get to 512

The way to see how much it will help is to hit control alt delete look at task manager and look at the performance tab

Look at the PF usage number and compare it to the physical Memory number
Any time the PF usage is higher than the physical memory the PC will be slow

If your PC idles at PF usage of 380 or so then upgrading to 512 will help - If it idles at 600 then 512 wont be that big of an improvement

[Beaudee]

Thanks Doug!!I guess what i was asking was will the computer box recognize the board when i install it.I have the space.Good info on the speed Thanks !!:icon_biggrin:

[Silver_2000]

you can go into the virtual memory settings in windows and tweak them after you install but its not 100% required