i recently install a 512MB of ram.my system can detect the new ram but i dont feel like my pc has improve its speed.This is my first question.Thanks to all who tried to help.

What are you trying to do to guage the improvement the extra ram has made? Extra RAM only really makes a difference if you are using it. If all you are doing is browsing the net or writing office documents then the extra RAM isnt going to help that much. Get a program like RAMIdle LE from www.tweaknow.com/ramidlele.html to see how much of your RAM is being used in realtime. If it doesnt go over 256MB used then your new RAM wont be helping your system run faster. Matt matt@bbcomputing.co.uk www.bbcomputing.co.uk

Your system will probably run better with just the 512MB because I doubt that the 2 chips have the same specs (latency, timing, speed) Adding RAM is not a magic fix for a slow system. The "slow-ness" of your system is probably not caused by a lack of memory. Don't put a question here? lol

Pentium 4 1.6 That'll slow games down no matter what amount of RAM you've got.

I've found that on slower processors like yours, eliminating XP's visual extras can do more to speed up the system then adding Ram. See if this helps: Control panel, system, advanced tab, under performance click settings. Under the visual effects tab, select manual and uncheck the boxes. Then click the advanced tab and make certain processor scheduling and memory useage are set to programs.

,<I've found that on slower processors like yours, eliminating XP's visual extras can do more to speed up the system then adding Ram.>> I've got an old IBM PIII-550 that does great with 256 RAM this way. It's not a gamer obviously, but for normal things it's very brisk.

Without adding RAM, you can significatly improve your system's performance with the things listes below. - Always have Up-to-date Virus engine and Scan periodically or as needed. - Spybot, Ad-Aware, Spywareblaster, CrapCleaner are all things you should never be without. - Check your startup items (msconfig) for TSR's or memory hogs and disable them. - Make sure Windows registry is uncluttered. - Empty the Recycle Bin - Delete .tmp files, run CHKDSK,and DEFRAG as needed. - Delete files that begin with a tilde. When cleaning the system of garbage files, check for any files beginning with a tilde (~). Make sure all your applications, such as word-processing, spreadsheet, and graphics programs, are closed first, since sometimes the temporary file you are currently viewing uses a tilde. If the applications are closed, the tilde files can be deleted. - Delete old .zip files that are'nt needed. - Delete .chk files, and switch the swap file. If you've got permanent swap files, it's sometimes a good idea to set the swap file back to temporary and then permanent again to clean out any garbage. - Check browser history and cache files. Check that the user history files and Internet cache settings are set properly (cache size). Delete the cache files and history files then reset the history files to no more than three days unless you specifically need to store that information longer. By freeing up the cache, downloads from the Web actually speed up since there is more space available to store the temporary files. Clean out Windows temporary Internet files. - Update drivers as needed. Make sure you've installed the latest drivers for your devices. Goodluck. Leadtek sucks BIG TIME