i have very old pc with some problem

[Raj Bharath.S]

it is a core 2 duo e8400

with 2 gigs of ram

i upgraded it with gt 710 2gb ddr3 version

and win 7.....( for web browseing) it worked fine for 2 days now it os really sooo slow.......pls help

should i increase the ram

Edited March 8, 2018 by Raj Bharath.S

[Canada EH]

yes increase ram and reinstall driver

[Dwood180]

Is it running slow all the time or only while doing certain tasks (ie only while using Chrome)

[meenmeen1103]

I've ran win 7 ultimate on a netbook with intel atom cpu and 2gb ram, browsed just fine. What's your task manager report for cpu/ram usage while running slow?

[8uhbbhu8]

Increase the ram. 2GBs is barely enough for it.

[Wh0_Am_1]

10 minutes ago, Raj Bharath.S said:

it is a core 2 duo e8400

with 2 gigs of ram

i upgraded it with gt 710 2gb ddr3 version

and win 7.....( for web browseing) it worked fine for 2 days now it os really sooo slow.......pls help

should i increase the ram

You think that is old, I still have laptop with a Centrino, and a desktop with Pentium D floating around... well at least I know I can do some retro gaming.

[Raj Bharath.S]

8 minutes ago, Dwood180 said:

Is it running slow all the time or only while doing certain tasks (ie only while using Chrome)

ya especially chrome ......

[meenmeen1103]

2 minutes ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

You think that is old, I still have laptop with a Centrino, and a desktop with Pentium D floating around... well at least I know I can do some retro gaming.

Check my sig lol good ol OG counter strike machine

[Dwood180]

As asked above I'd love to see your task manager report for cpu/ram usage while using Chrome

[Raj Bharath.S]

7 minutes ago, Dwood180 said:

As asked above I'd love to see your task manager report for cpu/ram usage while using Chrome

ok but see the problem is not only with chrome ...even simple startup takes time like openin my computer etc it takes time.....not like in Chrome but still its too long should i uninstall chrome

Edited March 8, 2018 by Raj Bharath.S

[meenmeen1103]

1 minute ago, Raj Bharath.S said:

ok but see the problem is not only with chrome ...even simple startup takes time like openin my computer etc it takes time.....not like in Chrome but still its too long should i uninstall chrome

Much better to know what process/es are causing the poor performance which task manager should indicate rather than just uninstalling programs through randomly guessing

[Dwood180]

1 minute ago, Raj Bharath.S said:

ok but see the problem is not only with chrome ...even simple startup takes time like openin my computer etc it takes time.....not like in Chrome but still its too long should i uninstall chrome

That's fine, but seeing this will give us a better idea on exactly what the issue is. I would guess that more ram would help improve your situation though.

[Spotty]

Browsers can easily chew up 1gb or more of RAM with a few tabs open, especially if you are watching twitch streams or youtube videos in your browser. As others have mentioned, check your Task Manager while chrome is running and when you notice your computer slowing down to see how much RAM is being used. My guess is 2GB is not enough for what you're doing.

Post screenshots of the "Processes" and "Performance" tabs in your task manager. They should look like the following




If you are on a tight budget you can get another 2GB DDR3 DDR2 stick for around US$20 which will give you a total of 4GB RAM and will help a little. However, if you can afford it look at getting 2x4GB DDR3 DDR2 sticks for around US$75.
Used market should be alright for DDR3 DDR2 RAM so check that for some 2x4GB or 1x8GB sticks and you may save some money.

[meenmeen1103]

6 minutes ago, Spotty said:

Browsers can easily chew up 1gb or more of RAM with a few tabs open, especially if you are watching twitch streams or youtube videos in your browser. As others have mentioned, check your Task Manager while chrome is running and when you notice your computer slowing down to see how much RAM is being used. My guess is 2GB is not enough for what you're doing.

Post screenshots of the "Processes" and "Performance" tabs in your task manager. They should look like the following




If you are on a tight budget you can get another 2GB DDR3 stick for around US$20 which will give you a total of 4GB RAM and will help a little. However, if you can afford it look at getting 2x4GB DDR3 sticks for around US$75.
Used market should be alright for DDR3 RAM so check that for some 2x4GB or 1x8GB sticks and you may save some money.

Pretty sure his RAM is DDR2, while the GPU is using DDR3, but OP should check to make sure anyway

[Raj Bharath.S]

ya mine board is ddr2 nd gpu is ddr3 but whats the difference it is still compatible.......nd ill check the task manager thank you for ur help.....

[Spotty]

3 minutes ago, meenmeen1103 said:

Pretty sure his RAM is DDR2, while the GPU is using DDR3, but OP should check to make sure anyway

Woops, yeah you're right the 775 socket boards run DDR2. Think I just skim read and saw DDR3. Edited post to fix it. 
I assumed it would be 1x2GB stick, but it may even be 2x1GB sticks. Either way, I'd still recommend getting 2x4GB sticks if it is within your budget.

[SiberionHusky]

To tie into above info, you might need to get 2GB sticks of ram, and not 4gb sticks, depending on what your mobo supports. Just something to check to make sure

[Raj Bharath.S]

hi guys this is what i got

[Raj Bharath.S]

guys i think it is bcoz of bytefence ......i tried to get rid of it but its not going it is (pup) a unwanted program ...it made my browser slow piece of s**t...sry if any one kno how to knock it out pls help me .......