How much RAM do you Need? - ChezvousPC

RAMbling on;

How much RAM do you actually need? You may not have given it much thought, but there are adverts everywhere at the moment offering new laptops with 2Gb, 4Gb, 6Gb, 8Gb of memory and even more.  How do you know what is appropriate for your needs?


The rule we tend to go by is that on a current specification computer used for home/office use, you would be best with at least 4Gb of RAM. With less than that, you will likely notice poor performance when you are starting your computer,  have several web ‘tabs’ open at the same time, or are trying to work on multiple programs. If you are regularly editing high resolution photographs, or video then 6Gb-8Gb will likely improve your experience, and 8Gb-16Gb of RAM is usually reserved for the gamers amongst us, or those really seeking cutting edge performance.
 If you DO have less than this, and are noticing your PC is a bit slow, RAM is one part of your computer that is easily, and relatively cheaply upgraded so don’t worry!


Turning it off and on again…

We have come across several computers running either Windows 10, or Windows 8.1 recently which would have fixed themselves if the owner had restarted them before calling us. These new versions of Windows use a feature called ‘Hybrid Shutdown’, which in normal speak means that when you click ‘Shut-Down’ your computer isn’t actually shut down at all – it is part-shut down, and part-hibernated. 
  So next time you have a funny error message, or something isn’t working as you’d expect, try restarting using the ‘Restart’ option rather than shutting down – you never know, it might save you the hassle of a visit!

TIM, tim & Carol - ChezvousPC


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