What should i do??

[Keaunie]

should i upgrade my RAM??? because it is soooo laggy and i want to make it haste as much as possible...

how much ram should i buy and how much MHz??

please correct me if im wrong thanks 

[Lurick]

A 2x8 kit should do nicely

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tPVBD3/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2a2400c16r

[Swealteek]

I think you need 2133. Yes upgrade your ram. It wil make it a bit faster for stuf like chrome ect.

[Keaunie]

btw im on laptop so i only have one slot

 

[Keaunie]

this is my cpu....

is this what you call Bottleneck??

[Lurick]

Just now, Keaunie said:

btw im on laptop so i only have one slot

 

One free slot or one slot total?

[Herman Mcpootis]

just change the ram to an 8gb stick should do the trick.

[Keaunie]

Just now, Lurick said:

One free slot or one slot total?

one free slot

 

[Lurick]

Just now, Keaunie said:

one free slot

If you can spring for this kit then go for it:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7NPzK8/gskill-memory-f42133c15d16grs

 

Otherwise:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mt8H99/gskill-memory-f42400c16s8grs

[Teddy07]

Do you use a HDD or SSD? My laptop was also laggy with my HDD.

[Keaunie]

Just now, Teddy07 said:

Do you use a HDD or SSD? My laptop was also laggy with my HDD.

i use HDD 1tb

 

[Guest]

describe your lagginess

[Lurick]

What model laptop do you have?

[Keaunie]

Just now, Lurick said:

What model laptop do you have?

asus x456u

 

[Teddy07]

Just now, Keaunie said:

i use HDD 1tb

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I believe this might be your issue, not the RAM. Is your RAM near 100% when it lags? If yes then its most likely the RAM. If not it's the HHD

 

I rather believe that the lag comes from your HDD so upgrade to an SSD is your best move. I have an 5 year old laptop which lagged when loading a website with a lot of flash and video content. I put in an SSD and have now zero lags.

[Keaunie]

Just now, Teddy07 said:

I believe this might be your issue, not the RAM. Is your RAM near 100% when it lags? If yes then its most likely the RAM. If not it's the HHD

 

I rather believe that the lag comes from your HDD so upgrade to an SSD is your best move. I have an 5 year old laptop which lagged when loading a website with a lot of flash and video content. I put in an SSD and have now zero lags.

my disk is on 1-15% while my memory is 85%

[Lurick]

4 minutes ago, Teddy07 said:

I believe this might be your issue, not the RAM. Is your RAM near 100% when it lags? If yes then its most likely the RAM. If not it's the HHD

 

I rather believe that the lag comes from your HDD so upgrade to an SSD is your best move. I have an 5 year old laptop which lagged when loading a website with a lot of flash and video content. I put in an SSD and have now zero lags.

I agree for the most part.

4GB is generally not enough these days anyway though so a RAM upgrade would probably help in some/most situations.

 

Depending on your budget, how much space is used on your hard drive today, etc.

I would suggest the following in addition to the RAM upgrade:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FrH48d/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam

or

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bh38TW/crucial-mx300-11tb-25-solid-state-drive-ct1050mx300ssd1

 

Edit:

Poking around you might need a 7mm to 9.5mm adapter kit as well but that shouldn't be more than $5

Additionally, it looks like the 4GB is maybe soldered onto the board? I can't tell on that since I'm getting conflicting information, so I would play it safe and pick up the single 8GB stick I mentioned and not the 2x8 kit.

[Keaunie]

Just now, Lurick said:

I agree for the most part.

4GB is generally not enough these days anyway though so a RAM upgrade would probably help in some/most situations.

 

Depending on your budget, how much space is used on your hard drive today, etc.

I would suggest the following in addition to the RAM upgrade:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FrH48d/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam

or

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bh38TW/crucial-mx300-11tb-25-solid-state-drive-ct1050mx300ssd1

 

 

while im opening file explorer my disk rises up to 98% btw my disk free is 98gb

 

[Lurick]

Just now, Keaunie said:

while im opening file explorer my disk rises up to 98% btw my disk free is 98gb

 

Yikes.

You'll need the 1TB model then if you've only got 98GB of free space  

 

If you have a lot of stuff on the laptop that you don't access often perhaps an external 2TB storage drive would be good and then you can go with a smaller SSD.

[Himommies]

2 minutes ago, Keaunie said:

while im opening file explorer my disk rises up to 98% btw my disk free is 98gb

 

Mines is just constantly at 100% when i'm doing nothing.i think you should be fine

[Himommies]

Just now, Lurick said:

if you've only got 98GB of free space

I have 10 gb

[Keaunie]

Just now, Lurick said:

Yikes.

You'll need the 1TB model then if you've only got 98GB of free space  

 

If you have a lot of stuff on the laptop that you don't access often perhaps an external 2TB storage drive would be good and then you can go with a smaller SSD.

but i bought 1tb external for my files tho!!

[Keaunie]

Just now, Himommies said:

I have 10 gb

on 1tb?

 

[Lurick]

Just now, Himommies said:

I have 10 gb

why?!?

 

I've got 30TB of NAS storage space, only 15TB free >.>

[Lurick]

Just now, Keaunie said:

but i bought 1tb external for my files tho!!

So does your C: drive only have 98GB of free space or the external drive?

Just want to make sure I recommend the best and cheapest options