Adding more memory or a computer memory upgrade is the single most important thing that you can possibly do to speedup up your total computer speed. Your browser can do a faster job with a fast Internet connection such as DSL or cable Internet service. But the broadband cannot help any of those programs work fast that are in your computer operating system or are required behind the browser. They can only run according to the design limits that are required by the total memory that is installed on your computer.
What happens when design limits get overloaded? Your hard drive starts on a mechanical process wherein it takes in more temporary memory to operate and thus takes up the slack'. This leads to more slowing down of the whole process and slower total performance. So now you are left with a slow computer which is due to lack of memory.
Most new computers DO Not come with maximum memory space that they can handle. Most of computers suppliers are able to sell the computer with the bare minimum of memory in the production line, at cheaper prices due to excessive competition.
How much memory do you need? This directly depends on the type of software application you are running. By its design, Windows requires lots of memory. Along with this you might be running a host of other applications or several other programs at the same time. All of this requires more memory to handle all the functions. When your computer looks out for more memory it finds that it is not physically installed in its empty slots. Then the computer starts to switch back to the hard drive and seeks more temporary memory' on the mechanical hard drive. This results in a slow down or a crawl or even a major crash down. As a general thumb rule you need twice the amount of memory that did come in installed with your new computer. That is, if your computer came in new, with a 500 megs of RAM you need 1 GB. If it came with 1 GB you need 2 GB memory. Further most computers get obsolete in about 6 months due to lack of memory. A memory upgrade can do wonders to increase the speed of your computer.
Okthen why are computers with maximum memory already installed still slow and sluggish. This is because, over time and over use, the hard drive tends to get corrupted' with useless data. The data that are needed to load the various crucial programs get scattered' all across the hard drive. Hence the hard drive now has to seek' in order to find what it needs. All this mechanical action results in slow down. All the installed/un installed programs on the drive, the hundreds of sites surfed on the web, leave behind useless data randomly scattered over the hard drive and more slowdowns.
Whatever might be the speed of your Internet connection, it is a computer memory upgrade that can assist your browser to display the web pages in a fast manner. The reason is that the more of data that a computer is able to store in the RAM, the less of memory it will have to swap out to the hard drive. Your whole computer system crawls slowly during file swapping. That's why a computer memory upgrade might be the only answer to put that zip back into your browsing.
