A few weeks ago I wrote an Ode to Ram. Well I've finally got some more ram for the desktop (1.3Ghz Athlon). I got a 256MB stick and a 128MB stick of PC133 ram from a friend. This means that the Athlon is now running 2x256MB sticks for a total of 512MB of ram. I have 2 extra 128 sticks that are destined for my Mom's P3 733. Navigating simple windows in Windows XP doesn't seem much faster (not as noticeable a jump as the 128->384MB jump of a few years ago), but once i start to run a few programs together the difference really starts to show itself.
Launching applications is not only quicker but also feel "sturdier". Yes, I know that describing applications as "studry" seems rather silly but that's the best adjective I could come up with. Withb more ram there is no split second delay as the memory is paged to disk, also there is no hard drive sound. This type of feeling, though hard to explain, seems quite tangible when felt in person.
Get as much ram as possible in your computer. You're computer will thanky you for it.
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