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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: nealglen37 on March 21, 2019, 03:07:31 PM

Title: Do I need more RAM
Post by: nealglen37 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

Title: Re: Do I need more RAM
Post by: BC_Programmer 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.

Title: Re: Do I need more RAM
Post by: Geek-9pm on March 21, 2019, 06:07:31 PM

Quote from: BC_Programmer 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.

Right. Get another provider.

Title: Re: Do I need more RAM
Post by: nealglen37 on March 21, 2019, 06:38:10 PM

Thanks guys