Windows 10: updating RAM seems to have had the opposite effect--slow things down

My laptop is 5 yrs old (old enough). Not being in a position of buying a new one I added an SSD drive a year ago. What a difference *Smile Now still not in a position to upgrade I realized that my Acer laptop can't have its CPU upgraded. The only other possible option was its RAM. I could not find the same make of DDR 3 ram nevertheless the one added was reputable.. So now both slots are full 2 X 4G (the limit for my laptop) but instead of seeing my laptop go faster it seems slower and even lags at times. I tested it both with the Win 10 "ram tester" and with 'memtest86' all is working fine. So why is my computer slower, or seem to be? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance

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Lock Screen Fade to Desktop Effect Not Working

Hi,

Before we assist you let us know few details,

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        Did you made any changes to your computer prior to the issue?
        
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        Have you created any system restore point on your computer?
        

As initial troubleshooting steps I suggest you to install the latest windows 10 updates, please follow the steps to install all the windows updates.

If you want to check for the update now, select the Start button, then select
Settings > Update & security >
Windows Update > Check for updates.

We suggest you to try changing the visual effect setting. To Change your Visual Effects Settings in Advanced System Settings refer the below steps,

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  Press Windows logo key+ X
  
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  Click on Control panel
  
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  Select System and Security
  
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  Click on System
  
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  And select System protection
  
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  Select Advanced tab and click on
  Settings
  
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  Now select the option Let Windows choose what’s best for my computer
  option.
  

And check if this helps to resolve the issue.

Hope this information helps with best visual effect on your device.

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AMD FX OC'ers Club

That's what the auto setting will do since you're over the 1333 mark it jumps to the next step which isn't listed or officially supported I assume by that ram.

At this point though I would suggest dropping the multi one step or .5 so that we can get something stable and possibly take the heat issue out of the picture for now.

 

Updates slowing computer performance

Hi,

Listed below are possible causes why Windows is running slow:

• Too many application installed.
• Virus and malware.
• Corrupted system files.
• Outdated drivers.

For us to assist you with the concern, we suggest following the steps on this
article.

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