Will adding RAM will help to speed up my PC?

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  1. Posts : 2,487
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       #11

    I think you are out of luck.

    I searched HP site based on the "System SKU" shown in your picture. See link below.

    2 RAM slots; max 8 GB total; max 4 GB in any single slot.

    Which is what you have right now.

    Probably just as well. Even if it supported more than 8, it's very tough to recommend upgrading a machine going into its second decade.

    Link below to HP site for entire 1100 series and your 1120 in particular;

    https://support.hp.com/us-en/product...ment/c03019166

    • Single channel memory architecture
    • Two 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets
    • Supports the following:
      • PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066)
      • PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333)

    • Non-ECC memory only, unbuffered
    • Supports 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB DIMMs
    • Supports up to 4 GB on 32-bit* systems
    • Supports up to 8 GB on 64-bit systems



    Other details:

    H61 chipset; Socket 1155; NVIDIA GeForce GT 530 graphics card with 2GB DDR3

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  2. Posts : 6,247
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP - Lubuntu
       #12

    flavallee said:
    Murat:

    You didn't describe your computer, but it has a decent processor for normal functions and non-gaming use.

    If you have a choice between adding another 8 GB of RAM (if 16 GB is supported) or switching from a hard disk drive(HDD) to a solid state drive(SSD), I would switch to a SSD.
    Speed and snappiness will improve a bit.
    Totally agree.

    I have a Sandy Bridge i7 2600k and 8 G of memory.
    Never seen more than 60% of memory being used, even using Autocad.
    Install a hardware monitor to see how much memory you normally use.
    I suggest Open Hardware Monitor. It is a portable. Extract and run. You can set to run at windows start.
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  3. Posts : 7,606
    Windows 10 Home 20H2
       #13

    My Windows 10 works fine with a mere 6 GB of RAM.

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  4. Posts : 29
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       #14

    ignatzatsonic said:
    I think you are out of luck.

    I searched HP site based on the "System SKU" shown in your picture. See link below.

    2 RAM slots; max 8 GB total; max 4 GB in any single slot.

    Which is what you have right now.

    Probably just as well. Even if it supported more than 8, it's very tough to recommend upgrading a machine going into its second decade.

    Link below to HP site for entire 1100 series and your 1120 in particular;

    https://support.hp.com/us-en/product...ment/c03019166

    • Single channel memory architecture
    • Two 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets
    • Supports the following:
      • PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066)
      • PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333)

    • Non-ECC memory only, unbuffered
    • Supports 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB DIMMs
    • Supports up to 4 GB on 32-bit* systems
    • Supports up to 8 GB on 64-bit systems



    Other details:

    H61 chipset; Socket 1155; NVIDIA GeForce GT 530 graphics card with 2GB DDR3

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    I know the machine is pretty old but after upgrading to SSD it works way faster. I dont really see any need for replacement of the entire thing at this time but from the safe side (dont want to loose all of my data) how much longer do you think I can continue using this machine before some major problem might occur?
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  5. Posts : 2,487
    Windows 10 Home, 64-bit
       #15

    Murat said:
    how much longer do you think I can continue using this machine before some major problem might occur?
    That would be the rankest of speculation.

    Ten hours, ten months, ten years. Pick one.

    You should assume 10 hours and therefore have multiple copies of anything of value on the hard drive.....whatever that might be.

    I'd also make an image of all partitions on the boot drive in case your hard drive fails. If that were to happen, you could just buy a new hard drive and restore the image and the thing might last another 10 years. Again, all rank speculation. You could re-use that new hard drive in any later computer you might buy.

    If it does what you want it to do, run it till it drops. But I wouldn't put significant money into it.
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  6. Posts : 6,247
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP - Lubuntu
       #16

    Murat said:
    I know the machine is pretty old but after upgrading to SSD it works way faster. I dont really see any need for replacement of the entire thing at this time but from the safe side (don't want to loose all of my data) how much longer do you think I can continue using this machine before some major problem might occur?
    As you already have a SSD and it satisfy your needs, you don't need to add nothing at all.
    Don't want to loose your data? How come? Don't you have a backup drive? If you don't it should be your priority.
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  7. Posts : 29
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #17

    ignatzatsonic said:
    That would be the rankest of speculation.

    Ten hours, ten months, ten years. Pick one.

    You should assume 10 hours and therefore have multiple copies of anything of value on the hard drive.....whatever that might be.

    I'd also make an image of all partitions on the boot drive in case your hard drive fails. If that were to happen, you could just buy a new hard drive and restore the image and the thing might last another 10 years. Again, all rank speculation. You could re-use that new hard drive in any later computer you might buy.

    If it does what you want it to do, run it till it drops. But I wouldn't put significant money into it.
    So currently I use that new SSD for my operating system, for my personal files i am hoping to use my old HDD drive that is still inside the machine. I do have a back up of the most essential stuff on my external drive but not everything because I have limited space on my external hard drive. I am just not sure if I should continue using my old HDD that is inside the machine because its like 10 years old ....
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  8. Posts : 2,487
    Windows 10 Home, 64-bit
       #18

    Murat said:
    So currently I use that new SSD for my operating system, for my personal files i am hoping to use my old HDD drive that is still inside the machine. I do have a back up of the most essential stuff on my external drive but not everything because I have limited space on my external hard drive. I am just not sure if I should continue using my old HDD that is inside the machine because its like 10 years old ....
    What is the total capacity of the external?

    You say "most essential data". How many GB is that?

    Is your operating system backed up at all.....or just your "most essential data"?

    There's no reason to believe a new hard drive will last longer than the 10 year old one. More speculation. Speculate if you like.

    Might help if you posted a screen shot of your current setup, showing sizes of the partitions and stating where your data is. Maybe it's on C, maybe not.

    I'd do what I had to do to ENSURE that I had a proper backup of ALL personal data AND all partitions on the SSD.

    You say "I am hoping". That refers to the future. I'd be more interested in what you are doing NOW.
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  9. Posts : 29
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #19

    ignatzatsonic said:
    What is the total capacity of the external?

    You say "most essential data". How many GB is that?

    Is your operating system backed up at all.....or just your "most essential data"?

    There's no reason to believe a new hard drive will last longer than the 10 year old one. More speculation. Speculate if you like.

    Might help if you posted a screen shot of your current setup, showing sizes of the partitions and stating where your data is. Maybe it's on C, maybe not.

    I'd do what I had to do to ENSURE that I had a proper backup of ALL personal data AND all partitions on the SSD.

    You say "I am hoping". That refers to the future. I'd be more interested in what you are doing NOW.

    The most essential data are my photos about 100GB , remaining stuff are bunch of misc. software or video tutorials that are not that critical. As you see on the PDF only volume F on the old HDD contains my personal files, Volume G is just an old operating system. Why do i need to back up all partitions? I dont really have that much space to back up, and when you say back up do you mean copy my essential files to external hard drive?
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  10. Posts : 2,487
    Windows 10 Home, 64-bit
       #20

    Observations from your picture:

    Yes, Disk 0 appears to be your SSD, 500 GB total capacity; only about 100 used.

    Notice that your "system" partition is on Disk 1. Not disk 0. I think that means if disk 1 dropped dead tomorrow, you would no longer be able to start your PC. Find out for yourself. Temporarily disconnect disk 1 and see if you can boot.

    You have 363 GB of free space on C. You can use that for temporary storage if necessary.

    Apparently, you have a 2 TB external drive D called "Murat", with about 233 GB of free space.

    What I would try to do:

    Get ALL I say ALL of Windows onto the SSD Disk 0. You aren't there yet because "system" is still on Disk 1. That can be easily done, but I'm not qualified to tell you how.

    Then temporarily get ALL I say ALL of your personal data OFF of Disk 1 other than partition F. Onto your external or onto C temporarily or wherever. Maybe you already have. The point would be to delete all partitions on disk 1 OTHER THAN F after you get "system" onto the SSD.

    Then decide how much total data you have. Maybe it will all fit on Disk 1. Maybe you have to keep some of it on C at least temporarily. Disk 1 is 1 TB. You may as well use it rather than let it sit empty.

    Then image ALL partitions on the SSD using an application such as Macrium, so that you can easily recover if your SSD drops dead or becomes corrupted. Save that image file on the Disk 1 or the external.

    First thing I would do is:

    Disconnect disc 1 and confirm whether or not you can then boot.

    If you cannot, get "system" onto the SSD so that you can still operate even if the old HDD dies tomorrow.

    Get out a calculator and determine HOW MANY GB for ALL data (original versions, not backups or copies).

    More stuff after that, but get that done first.
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