[jaye]

What exactly is the standard recommended amount of memory & hard drive space to have on your computer? I mean, to keep it running smoothly and efficiently?

I currently have 37.2 GB, with about 30.0 GB free of hard drive space and I believe, 128MB of RAM.

I hardly have ANY videos or mp3 files on my hard drive, and keep my computer limited to only programs I frequently use, yet my computer has been lagging like hell.

Should I be looking into purchasing more RAM or HD space for my computer? Also, what do you guys do to free up space on your hard drive, or how do you manage your massive mp3/video collection?


EDIT: I KNOW it's not memory.. I just can't edit the thread title.

[res0nate]

Depending on what you actually do w/your pc, that'll dictate how much hd space you really need. I've got a tb on my main pc and 620 gb on another.

If your system is lagging, try defragging every once and a while; virus' / spyware, etc. can also be a reason why your comp slows down.

edit - extra space is always a good thing, HDs are pretty cheap.

[hacp]

What exactly is the standard recommended amount of memory to have on your computer? I mean, to keep it running smoothly and efficiently?

I currently have 37.2 GB, with about 30.0 GB free.

I hardly have ANY videos or mp3 files on my hard drive, and keep my computer limited to only programs I frequently use, yet my computer has been lagging like hell.

Should I be looking into purchasing more memory for my computer? Also, what do you guys do to free up space on your hard drive, or how do you manage your massive mp3/video collection?

First things first, what programs do you have running in the background? Background programs add alot to the sluggishness of a computer. Second of all, what programs do you use on a daily basis? Some programs are known memory hogs. For example, Itunes is known to take at least 30mb of memory. Alot of times, even more. Firefox can take 100+MB of memory if you don't refresh it often. If you use Microsoft desktop search, you should worry as it takes alot of memory too. To improve the performance of your computer, limit the applications you use to ones that are efficient. Also, try to get rid of background applications. one way to do so is to go to start->run->msconfig->startup-> and start unchecking known memory hogs.

[aAa M aAa N D aAa]

i need more memory!!!!
i have 40 GB and only 1.68 is left -__-
too many songs and videos =D

[hacp]

i need more memory!!!!
i have 40 GB and only 1.68 is left -__-
too many songs and videos =D

you mean you need more storage space.

[jaye]

First things first, what programs do you have running in the background? Background programs add alot to the sluggishness of a computer. Second of all, what programs do you use on a daily basis? Some programs are known memory hogs. For example, Itunes is known to take at least 30mb of memory. Alot of times, even more. Firefox can take 100+MB of memory if you don't refresh it often. If you use Microsoft desktop search, you should worry as it takes alot of memory too. To improve the performance of your computer, limit the applications you use to ones that are efficient. Also, try to get rid of background applications. one way to do so is to go to start->run->msconfig->startup-> and start unchecking known memory hogs.

Thanks for the tips. I'm gonna try to rid memory hogs like you suggested..

And yeah, I've noticed that Itunes takes up about 33MB. It's also a huge inconvenience because Itunes & Quicktime go hand in hand; and I do need Itunes in order to update songs on my Ipod, but could care less about Quicktime (which happens to be taking up 67MB! ).

Also, do you know if clearing temporary internet files has anything to do with it? Or does it not really make a difference? Thanks again!

[hacp]

Thanks for the tips. I'm gonna try to rid memory hogs like you suggested..

And yeah, I've noticed that Itunes takes up about 33MB. It's also a huge inconvenience because Itunes & Quicktime go hand in hand; and I do need Itunes in order to update songs on my Ipod, but could care less about Quicktime (which happens to be taking up 67MB! ).

Also, do you know if clearing temporary internet files has anything to do with it? Or does it not really make a difference? Thanks again!

IIRC, winamp 5.2 supports the Ipod Nativly. Although the interface looks like crap, 5 megs of memory footprint is awesome(with classic interface). If you really like the the Itunes Interface though, don't let my suggestions stop you from using it .

When I am referring to memory, I mean SYSTEM RAM. System ram is different from HD space. To see how much system ram a particular program is running, CTRL=ALT=DELETE and go to processes.

[__`b4by]

i think it does....it's on your computer and it's taking up space...so i think it does have something to do with taking up space on your computer

[jaye]

When I am referring to memory, I mean SYSTEM RAM. System ram is different from HD space. To see how much system ram a particular program is running, CTRL=ALT=DELETE and go to processes.

Hate to be an even further bother, but I don't have much knowledge with system ram in particular...

Should I get rid of all the background applications that are running? I don't know which ones are actually crucial to my computer's function, and which ones are just unneccesary.

[xkrndreamer]

i have a internal hd of 50 gb (used 20) and an external of 110 gb (used all)

my computer is so darn slow sometimes. i scan for spyware and viruses with trend micro, spyware doctor, and spy swepper. also i have 1 gb of ram. maybe its my processor?

[HT2791]

i have approximately 448MB or memory
64MB goes to video card

150-ish Gigabytes for my Hard disk

actually bought an external hard drive
anime filled it up, then i deleted em

[Xarthan]

i got 2GB on my laptop.

[OsiX]

I'm like 212GB of 250GB used

[doom89757]

Well u must check if ur Memory usage have exceed ur the RAM memory u have, if it exceed it, it will start to use ur HDD memory as a RAM memory too,
eg: if u have 512MB of RAM in ur pc, then u check ur memory usage in the Windows Task Manager (CTRL=ALT=DELETE t ogo to it), if it exceed it then ur pc will get slower coz it using ur HDD memory as a RAM memory too coz all the memory in ur RAM have been use, & u will see ur CPU usage will be high too coz of the transfering data happening in ur HDD
So it best to have more RAM so that u dun need to worry about it, but viruses or spyware also might coz this prob too

[KAME]

i first thought u were talking about RAM(memory).. then i saw 37..(wtf..) then gb..(wttf...)
lol

[jaye]

^ Okay yeah, my bad.

I keep referring to my hard drive as MEMORY. I didn't realize that's really a term used for RAM.

I'll edit that right now.

[KAME]

anyway on topic i have a 40gb only right now.
been lazy to go and buy a 180 or larger gb, but i dont really need it since im not a download maniac =p

[Xarthan]

oops, that's not memory.

I have 120GB Notebook HD.

[angelZ]

i have 160GB on my desktop~

[CatGoesMeow]

2x Western Digital Raptor 150 Drives
1x Western Digital Passport 80gig
Desktop = 380gigs only using 20 of it


80 gig on my laptop