How do i test my memory.

[Nab]

hello,

I just upgraded from 512mb to 1mb and I didn't have a noticeable difference in any loading times, so I was wondering if there was anyway to tell if my RAM was working correctly. Thank you.

-Nab

 

[Jeff7]

More RAM won't affect load times - the hard drive speed is what affects that. More RAM simply allows you to have more programs/files open at once. For example, when editing large image or audio files, the program might be able to load the files into RAM; or in games, they can load more levels into RAM at the start, to avoid hard drive accesses during gameplay.

But to answer the question, some testing utilities:
Memtest86+ - boot disk utility to fully test RAM for errors

Everest - check memory amounts, and the Serial Presence Detect info - the RAM's own ID information.

 

[Nab]

thanks for the information, i guess i was under the wrong impression.