im using intel c2d T5450 1.66 Ghz with 2GB of RAM and 120GB of HD...im currently having a problem with my lp...when my adobe illustrator CS3 is running my memory goes 2 98% used n it will slow down my lp speed but my processors both core 1 n 2 still running under 20% but i feel my lp running really2 slow...i've tried 2 closed all running software including Kaspersky except adobe illustrator CS3 but i still facing da same prob...wht happen 2 my RAM? where all the memory gone?

wat OS u using? i can run it with 1gb on XP without problem

check in task manager for your ram consumption and see where it goes.
btw..wat OS you use?
Vista or XP?

probably vista ...

im using vista...

Vista is very resources hunger OS.

You notebook might running underpowered ...

Optimize performance in Illustrator (CS2-CS3 on Windows)

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewConten...20782&sliceId=1

i have Vista Ultimate with 2.5gb ram

at idle mode it already consume 46% of my ram..
so try imagine that you have 1gb ram and running such high ram usage adobe software.

put the cpu/ram meter there..
i think it already reach 100%

bro? can u provide use with the partition size of ur C drive?
is it full? or still got ample space?

i also encounter the similar problem like urs. my lp spec intel c2d T5600 ,1GB RAM ,120GB of HD with Window Vista
when i start adobe flash CS3, it also cause my lp speed very slow, memory usage about 85% above.
normally by just start Window, it already used up about 60% of memory...
if it really cause by using Window Vista, if i upgrade my RAM to 3GB or 4GB of RAM,will it perform faster?

yes..vista use a lot of memory..
change to XP la..

your concern noted.
actually the level of performance of CS3 is the same.
but if you increases your ram to 4gb. that means you have more free ram to be occupied and that surely will make your pc feel lighter with the application run smoother.


Thanks

then what is the market price for the RAM?
for DDR2 667(PC5300) RAM for both 1GB and 2GB,any brand will do...
what is the maximum RAM my laptop can support for compaq presario v3000, c2d T5600 @ 1.83GHz???how can i check it my own??

for compaq model with two slot.
maximum optimization of ram is 4GB with Vista and 3Gb with XP(even you put 4gb, XP take it as 3Gb).

For ram price. you can refer to the dealer guide thread of refer to bulk sales thread. there are alot of price there and you can purchase online there.

Thanks