Can RAM get slower overtime?

[Karm0Zz]

Hello!

Currently I've been noticing a higher usage of my RAM than I used to have before. I have 8GB of normal Kingston ram(4x2GB). Two of the Dimms are old(maybe 5+years old) and the other 2 dimms are less than a year old. When I installed the new dimms my ram usage playing league of legends and with the usual two chrome tabs opened was around 2-3GB. Now I've noticed an increase of that amount to 4-5GB. I havent changed my ways of playing and I havent been opening more tabs/playing several games at the same time. This brings me to two questions: Can RAM get slower over time(per example the 2 old dimms). And if so, swapping only the two old dimms by new ones will decrease ram usage?

Thank you

[Dabasepc]

I dont think so. its mayeb because they are not the same model/technology or w/e lol.

[incarnate]

Run a memtest. Off that passes is probably spyware/malware or unwanted programs that got on your system

[FairladyZ]

It doesn't get slower. As Windows builds up code as time goes on, then your RAM usage will increase quite a bit. This is the reason Windows computers slow down over time. It's not because the hardware is slow and obsolete, it's because the operating system slows down as it builds up extra code. I installed WINXP on a P4 that took 30 minutes to boot previously - it booted in less than 2 mintues post-installation. But back to the question...RAM won't get slower over time.

[-rascal-]

As your installation of Windows progresses, Windows Updates, installing more programs, more and more things run in the background / on start-up; hence, RAM usage increases. When you install more DRAM, Windows recognizes this, and will tend to use more.

 

Think of it similarly to this: A person living in a 1000 sq.ft place and then moving into a 5000 sq ft mansion; you tend to spread your things out more if you have the extra space.

 

DRAM, like any electronic device, can degrade over time, but this is usually a VERY SLOW rate. I don't see how DRAM can get slower -- in the sense you are referring to.

[FairladyZ]

Even if RAM did get slower over time, RAM speed, at least for me, has never been a bottleneck.

[Karm0Zz]

On 01/06/2015 at 1:14 AM, FairladyZ said:

It doesn't get slower. As Windows builds up code as time goes on, then your RAM usage will increase quite a bit. This is the reason Windows computers slow down over time. It's not because the hardware is slow and obsolete, it's because the operating system slows down as it builds up extra code. I installed WINXP on a P4 that took 30 minutes to boot previously - it booted in less than 2 mintues post-installation. But back to the question...RAM won't get slower over time.

Hum, and how exactly could I "delete" that extra code, I mean, get rid of those annoying things windows is always reading and executing that make no difference whatsoever?