Hw does RAm and processor upgrades inprove a PC ie how much do they improve... say which is better d

hw does RAm and processor upgrades inprove a PC ie how much do they improve... say which is better double ram

ie if you have a intel

duo cor 2

2.2

2.4

does the 2.2 have 10% more power

2.4 therefore have 10 % faster

And Ram a .2 incriment in processor = twice the RAM and .4 = 4 times the RAM etc.

Going to be demoing laptops, they aint told us this properly and need to explain it to parents, mums, dads and grannies so translations into regular technophobe joe would help

Hw does RAm and processor upgrades inprove a PC ie how much do they improve... say which is better double ram?microsoft internet explorer

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Here's a benchmark link to help you out:

http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.h...

it shows how long the processor took to complete the test (less time is better)

heres another:

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/

(more points is better this time)

Theres no real number to gauge these things either...10, 20 , 30% are all generalities. It doesnt really apply to any specific programs.

Just say 2.4 is a little faster than 2.2 and the more ram you have, the faster the computer runs.

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Just put it this way:

If you had extra cash then follow these steps:

1. upgrade your ram to 2GB. Between ram and cpu, ram makes your computing experience NOTICEABLY faster. The reason I say 2 GB is because you probably won't notice any difference if you bought more than 2GB (its like buying something just to have more of, but you'll never use it).

2. Between which processor to choose, there's no right or wrong answer. Its all relative to how much the person is willing to spend, and what they'll be using the computer for.

Between a 2.2 and 2.4 cpu, the 2.4 is faster, but experience wise, the difference is so small that you won't be able to tell. Thats why i said upgrade ram first (to 2GB).

What if the laptop already have 2GB? Then just upgrade the cpu if you want the best, but like i said you won't be able to notice the difference. If you already have the fastest cpu, and still some cash to spend, then go ahead and upgrade to 4GB ram (althought really an unnecessary upgrade).

Its not a question of whats better/faster than the other. Its more about learning to prioritize your upgrades. Ram first (up to 2GB) then cpu. Using this information, you will need to do some math (looking at prices of the laptops) to offer the best one to the mums and dads.

ex: laptop A: 2.2ghz with 2GB ram for $700 or

laptop B: 2.4ghz with 2GB ram for $900?

from what i told you, theres almost no noticeable diff. between 2.2 and 2.4 right? That makes laptop A the better deal even though laptop B is faster. If they have the extra money to buy the better one then go ahead, its their money right? I would recommend laptop A though.

Hw does RAm and processor upgrades inprove a PC ie how much do they improve... say which is better double ram?microsoft downloads internet explorer

It varies.

No, the numbers are not percent equivalents; they are just a measure of internal operating speed - and depending on several other factors, the 2.2 might be faster than the 2.4 for some applications.

RAM %26amp; processor speed have nothing directly to do with each other; RAM is like how many pockets do you have to put stuff in, the more you have, the faster you can get stuff when you need it. Doubing RAM will not double speed; depending on how much is there, it might have no noticeable effect at all, but it usually helps some..

Wow, no offense, but you aren't nearly knowledgeable enough to be advising anyone on what to buy. Sadly, this is all too common in stores this time of year; I've heard salespeople tell customers things that were flat-out wrong.
The single most noticeable change or upgrade you can make to your PC is adding more RAM.

Changing the processor will make no noticeable difference because you are keeping the same motherboard and chip set.

In XP and Vista take a look at the Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del) and go to the Performance TAB.

Take a look at the TOTAL number. That is the Total amount of RAM you have installed.

Now take a look at the PF or Memory usage, that is the amount of RAM that is currently being used.

You can decrease this number by turning off or keeping unwanted programs from starting by using MSCONFIG and going to the STARTUP tab and unticking everything except your anti virus program.

Also -- XP and Vista 32 Bit versions will NOT recognize 4GB of RAM, So do not put in more than 3GB. If you put in 4GB the result will be only about 3.2gb, this is because of addressing . There is a web page about this in detail.

Hope this helped. I am accepting emails if you need more explained about what I said.

Bill
I agree with the above, that generally speaking, paying money on extra RAM gives a better end result than buying a slightly faster processor.

However, the type of processor and it's onboard cache also make a huge difference. I personally wouldn't buy anything with a celeron in it, the lack of L1 and L2 cache make it perform too slowly for its 'headline' speed. It's fine for word processing and web browsing, but not a games processor.

There are plenty of web sites out there covering cache, bus speeds, RAM and clock speeds - given that you are interested, take a fews mins to browse through some of them. You will also probably find some interesting opinions on 'over clocking' websites.