What is Ram and How do i install it?

• aloof_guy

  22 Apr 07, 14:38

  Hi i bought Flight simulator x and have not been able to play it as the frames are awfully slow.. like the textures like yawns to load when im flying.. a lil laggy too..
  
  My friend said must upgrade ram.. i wiki it and still couldnt understand what is its use..
  
  its something like memory? But isnt that the HDD?
  
  My graphic card is a Asus N6600.. i think its enough for FSX..
  
  How do i install it? Do i just slot it on like my graphic card into the motherboard into the similar empty components?
• Texcoco II

  22 Apr 07, 14:41

  Just insert the ram module into the slot loh...
• R3SsH|n

  22 Apr 07, 14:44

  Originally posted by aloof_guy:

  Hi i bought Flight simulator x and have not been able to play it as the frames are awfully slow.. like the textures like yawns to load when im flying.. a lil laggy too..
  
  My friend said must upgrade ram.. i wiki it and still couldnt understand what is its use..
  
  its something like memory? But isnt that the HDD?
  
  My graphic card is a Asus N6600.. i think its enough for FSX..
  
  How do i install it? Do i just slot it on like my graphic card into the motherboard into the similar empty components?

  open up your computer casing and find the ram.
  take it out and check the frequency and speed of the ram.
  buy a RAM with the same frequency and speed but higher capacity.
  slot it back in.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  22 Apr 07, 16:53

  This is called RAM:
  
  
  
  This is a RAM slot:
  
  
  
  You are to buy a piece of RAM and slot them into the slots.
• aloof_guy

  24 Apr 07, 23:33

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  This is called RAM:
  
  
  
  This is a RAM slot:
  
  
  
  You are to buy a piece of RAM and slot them into the slots.

  sorry cant seem to view the pictures.. theres an X..
  
  anyway for the ram slot, is there a specific slot for my ram? Its on my motherboard right.. yea stupid question but im kinda noob. am i able to add ram on top of my current ram?
• allentyb

  24 Apr 07, 23:43

  
  
  ok
  
  
• the.owl

  24 Apr 07, 23:44

  its called Ram because you are supposed to ram it into your computer.
• soulwinner

  24 Apr 07, 23:44

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• R3SsH|n

  24 Apr 07, 23:59

  Originally posted by aloof_guy:

  sorry cant seem to view the pictures.. theres an X..
  
  anyway for the ram slot, is there a specific slot for my ram? Its on my motherboard right.. yea stupid question but im kinda noob. am i able to add ram on top of my current ram?

  there is a specific slot for the RAM. the other slots won't fit. normally motherboards have limited slots for the RAM. mostly is 2-3 slots, so u have to check whether u still got slots anot.
  
  and yes u can buy new RAM and add onto your motherboard combine with your older RAM.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  25 Apr 07, 00:31

  Originally posted by aloof_guy:

  sorry cant seem to view the pictures.. theres an X..
  
  anyway for the ram slot, is there a specific slot for my ram? Its on my motherboard right.. yea stupid question but im kinda noob. am i able to add ram on top of my current ram?

  http://www.dansdata.com/images/ecsvsasus/asusram400.jpg RAM
  
  http://www.techwatch.com.au/reviews/hardware/ecs_k7s5a/ram.jpg RAM slots
  
  You can't add the new RAM on top of old RAM. But is able to add new RAM to top up the current available amount.
  
  To insert, the gold parts have to be facing the motherboard.
  
  Note that the RAM slots have specific size and have "delimiters". See picture below.
  
  
  
  Red circle parts are what I called "delimiters".
  
  The RAM will also have these "delimiters". They have to match according, like jigsaw puzzle.
• alexkusu

  25 Apr 07, 01:02

  .ram are also video files
• aloof_guy

  25 Apr 07, 09:20

  ah thanks guys. is there a way to check my ram which i can support without taking out the current ram inside? i dont haf my motherboard manual..
• CasperX

  25 Apr 07, 09:53

  go download cpu-z and run it. it will display how many ram u have and what kind of ram u are using