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nealglen37

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    Do I need more RAM
    « on: March 21, 2019, 03:07:31 PM »
    Hello I hope you guys might be able to help me. My old computer fried so I bought a refurbished one at new egg. The problem is when I'm watching movies or videos it takes a long time to buffer, it's slow, I don't play games just watch movies on Netflix and YouTube. Should I buy a new computer with a better processor or just buy more RAM? I have listed my computer specs below. Thank you for the help

    Dell Inc. OptiPlex 780
    System Service Tag: JJ4MZL1 (support for this PC)
    Asset Tag: LSE505231
    Chassis Serial Number: JJ4MZL1
    Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower

    Board: Dell Inc. 0C27VV A00
    Serial Number: ..CN1374001F04PR.
    Bus Clock: 1333 megahertz
    BIOS: Dell Inc. A14 08/21/2012

    Slot 'DIMM_1' has 2048 MB
    Slot 'DIMM_3' has 2048 MB
    Slot 'DIMM_2' has 2048 MB
    Slot 'DIMM_4' has 2048 MB

    3.00 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
    64 kilobyte primary memory cache
    6144 kilobyte secondary memory cache
    64-bit ready
    Multi-core (2 total)
    Not hyper-threaded


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    Re: Do I need more RAM
    « Reply #1 on: March 21, 2019, 05:34:20 PM »
    The problem you described would be due to an inadequate Internet connection for your needs, and not related to your computer specs, which are plenty for what  you want to do.
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    Re: Do I need more RAM
    « Reply #2 on: March 21, 2019, 06:07:31 PM »
    The problem you described would be due to an inadequate Internet connection for your needs, and not related to your computer specs, which are plenty for what  you want to do.
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      Re: Do I need more RAM
      « Reply #3 on: March 21, 2019, 06:38:10 PM »
      Thanks guys