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Nov 03, 2015
It's difficult to go wrong with a memory upgrade.
1 of 1 found this helpful Assuming you have discovered what memory your machine uses and the maximum amount recommended, it's difficult to go wrong with a memory upgrade. Microsoft says you need a minimum of 1GB of memory and a 1GHz processor to run Windows 32 bit version and 2GB of memory for the 64 bit version. They don't say if the minimum recommended processor is a single core, dual core or higher. It has been my experience that these numbers need to be twice the recommended. The processor should be at least 2.8GHz Hipper Threaded for 32 bit and 2.6GHz dual core for 64 bit.
If the memory is below my recommended you will experience what is called disk thrashing, where the OS is constantly reading and writing to disk to make more memory to service your request and you will wait for this to occur. If the processor is below my recommended, you will have trouble with multitasking. This is especially noticeable when you turn on the machine and it decides to do updates and you can't do anything else.
Microsoft makes no recommendation for Hard Drives (that I'm aware of), but many manufactured machines come with 5400 RPM drives (specially in the i3 and lower segment) that can be a huge slow down for your machine. The hard drive should be at least 7200 RPM. Yes, SSDs are a big improvement over traditional drives, but is your machine ready to handle it?
Unfortunately, manufactures follow Microsoft's recommendations, specially in the cheaper segment of machines (i3 and below) and then load it up with bloat ware, that makes it even slower. If you have more than 40 (48 worst case for laptops) processes running at idle (after 10 min of booting (assuming the machine is not updating)) it is likely you have bloat ware.
Memory is a good place to start speeding up your machine, but as you can see, it's the interaction of all the components and loaded software that make a machine fast, slow or just usable.
May 28, 2022
New and works properly.
This was an exact replacement and works like it should.
Dec 22, 2014
WD2003FYYS 2TB 3.5" Hard Drive Review
9 of 9 found this helpful These are top of the Western Digital line, designed for servers running Raid arrays. They carry a 5 year warranty from the date of manufacture. I purchased 2 of these for a NAS box running in Raid 1. They are a bit noisier and run a few degrees hotter (42-46c at idle) than the average desktop drive in a well ventilated enclosure. I would have rated this purchase higher, but 1 of the drives failed, shortly after installation. When you receive the drives go to Western Digital's web site and check your serial numbers. It's easy to do and it will tell you if it has been registered and if it's still in warranty. Assuming the unit is not registered to someone else and it is still in warranty WD will replace the failed drive. Just carefully follow to instructions. The turn around for me was about 10 days, but I didn't opt for a cross ship. If you check the warranty status of the new drive you will find it to be the same as the old one. The drives have been up and running for a little over 2 months now with no problems and I am happy with the purchase.