I just installed another 1GB of RAM to my PC (Gateway 702GE - 3.2Mhz, 250GM hard drive, 1GB DDR 3200 RAM) and now have a total of 2GBs of RAM. I purchased the memory from an online site which shall remain nameless (but it wasn't eBay). The box arrived and it appeared that the memory was a "bring back" item....in other words, someone else purchased it before me -- got it home and found out that either it wouldn't work with their PC or they couldn't figure out how to install it !!). The box was re-taped and the seal was broken on the plastic case where the two memory chips resided. The memory chips appear to be in good shape, however, so I went ahead and installed them in my machine. My PC now shows that I have 2GBs of RAM --- but my question is --- how can I be sure that the memory is really functioning as it is supposed to? If it were not "working", would I even see that my RAM had been upgraded? Are there any other places I can check on my PC to find out if these 2 512MB memory sticks are working as they are supposed to? I really expected to be able to see a major difference in how fast my applications loaded and how quickly the PC would boot up --- but I honestly don't see any difference...maybe I just don't know what to look for or how to test it out...or maybe simply doubling your PC's RAM won't make a noticeable difference in the performance.......so that's why I'm coming here -- to the EXPERTS for help !!
Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated ( other than don't buy anymore RAM from an online site !!)
Thanks !!