SandBox: The Need for Speed Page 1 2 3 4

Money is Time Another indication of speed is the amount of RAM on a computer. Windows neeeeeds RAM to “think.” When you buy Windows, the box gives you the MINIMUM as well as the RECOMMENDED RAM. Any computer will do better with more RAM and a faster processor. At some point, it isn’t the memory or the CPU that slows you down—it’s the hard drive system. With today’s processors, the computer may be done handling your instructions, but the drive is still busy moving bytes.