Windows 10: Ten-year-old computer: new memory worthwhile?

Working on a ten-year-old system with original single-channel DDR3 1600 memory x 16GB. Comp seems to have a little trouble coping with memory-intensive work on multiple graphics, with many images in extended clipboard, and error messages pop up in editing software. All is well if I just reboot. So, the question: Is it worth swapping out the two old 8GB memory sticks with new ones, to see whether that helps? Ran the Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool on it, and it found no problems, but I'm just wondering how informative that is with old, possibly tired, memory sticks. (If this strikes you as a stupid question, please remember what Shawn Brink says about that judgement. ) System is W10Pro 20H2 and otherwise fast and reliable. Dan

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RAM increase - worthwhile?

I too, having dealt with PCs for a few decades, tend to think it's not worthwhile.

However, fearing that some kind of... narrow-mindedness could arise from those decades, I thought that maybe modern operating systems could somehow profitably "use" the excess memory, thanks to some new technology or optimization technique I was not aware of.

PS. I also agree about not mixing ram; in this case, anyway, the mix shouldn't be particularly dangerous as no overclocking is involved and both the memory types are included in the compatibility list provided by the motherboard manufacturer.

 

New Laptop constantly low on memory.

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand that you receive low memory error even though it has 8 gb of RAM. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

This issue may arise due to:

Corruptions in Windows components, Ram not accessing its full capacity, multiple files opened on the computer etc.

As an initial troubleshooting step, I suggest you to run
System Maintenance troubleshooter finds and clean up

unused files and shortcuts and performs maintenance tasks.

• • Press Windows key and type Troubleshooting.
  • Select Troubleshooting and hit Enter.
  • Click on View all in the left pane of the window.
  • Select System Maintenance.

Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the troubleshooting process.

If the issue still persists, I suggest you to check if the computer is using its full memory.

• Press Windows key + R and type msconfig.
• Go to Advance options and check if you have choosen use Maximum memory.
• If not, I suggest you to place a check mark, restart the computer and check if that helps.

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

Memory issues

Thank you for updating us. We suggest that you run the Memory Diagnostics Tool, this is to check your system for memory problems. Follow the steps below:

• Open Control Panel and type memory in the search bar.
• Click on Diagnose computer memory problems to open it.
• If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  

Let us know the status of the issue.