How to Find Out How Much Memory Your PC Has

Your computer uses RAM (random-access memory) for quick, short-term storage. Programs store their instructions in RAM when they run, so RAM determines how many programs you can open at once, the size of the files you can open in programs, and, to some extent, how fast a program executes its instructions. It's a snap to figure out how much RAM you have in your computer.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• PCs

1. Start your computer and locate the My Computer icon.

2. Right-click the My Computer icon, and select Properties from the menu that appears.

3. Look under the General tab where it gives you information about the size of the hard drive and what operating system you use to find the amount of RAM in megabytes (MB) or Gigabytes (GB).

Tips & Warnings

• Depending on how the manufacturer of your computer has customized Windows, you might be able to read the amount of RAM your machine has as Windows loads.
• You might need more RAM if you can't open a program because of insufficient memory or if it runs very slowly; if you can't open as many programs at once as you want; if programs refuse to open very large files (such as graphics or video files) or slow down with large files; or if programs slow down when you have many of them open. Check the specifications that came with your PC to see if and how RAM can be added.

[asd123232]

on 1/9/2009 how to check which what kind of ram i have if i want to upgrad ram like now i have 512 and i want to put 2 gb thanks in advance

[vikrantkpr]

on 9/3/2008 Another video that displays computer memory and graphics card memory
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=9PZIq1QyL80

[jacquesleroux]

on 8/7/2008 Crucial tells you exactly how much slots you have and how much each ram chip is, and recommends upgrades. Just go to: http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/index.aspx

[drawbridge]

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on 11/22/2005 Instead of having to right-click the "My Computer" icon to show the System Properties, just press the Windows key + "Pause Break" (which is on the top right hand side of the keyboard) and it will bring it up. Go to the Performance tab and it will show you how much RAM, system resources, and other things that your computer has.