disc space 100% free or used up? if used up it does not make sense if you have done a fresh clean install after wiping disc. the OS takes less than 30 gb on a fresh install.
memory 80% used? what is idle memory usage after power up? 4 gb is minimum in this model. for memory demanding app such as photo editing software consider upgrade to 8 or 16 gb.
When I turn it on it goes to 80% + and freezes and lags for maybe an hour or so. Seems to settle down after that and then goes ok for 10 minutes and starts again. All I do is edit photos on photoshop and have firefox rining wit the radio in the background. I dont mind buying extra ram if that will work.
redxps630
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August 20th, 2021 08:00
I heard from client that Firefox takes big chunk of 4gb memory which seems to be corroborated by your screenshot. For Firefox get at minimum 8 gb ram.
for ddr4, community recommendation is crucial ram guaranteed to work or $back. No need to buy Dell ram.
https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/dell/optiplex-3070-tower
PS for older optiplex in ddr3/ddr2 gen, any non ECC desktop ram that is not too fast would do.
JOcean
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August 19th, 2021 05:00
What size drive do you have and how much memory is installed?
kiko20
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August 19th, 2021 06:00
931 GB and 4.00 Ram
Windows 10 pro
redxps630
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August 19th, 2021 08:00
disc space 100% free or used up? if used up it does not make sense if you have done a fresh clean install after wiping disc. the OS takes less than 30 gb on a fresh install.
memory 80% used? what is idle memory usage after power up? 4 gb is minimum in this model. for memory demanding app such as photo editing software consider upgrade to 8 or 16 gb.
kiko20
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August 19th, 2021 11:00
When I turn it on it goes to 80% + and freezes and lags for maybe an hour or so. Seems to settle down after that and then goes ok for 10 minutes and starts again. All I do is edit photos on photoshop and have firefox rining wit the radio in the background. I dont mind buying extra ram if that will work.
Thanks.
PS Memory doesent reduce if I end Photoshop
kiko20
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August 19th, 2021 11:00
Ive also tried Microsoft edge. But im really not happy using that. Dunno whay its a Bill gates thing. Sorry my bad
kiko20
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August 19th, 2021 11:00
Should I buy Del ram or do you recommend another? Thanks bty.
tibi500cid
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August 20th, 2021 03:00
You would need a lot more ram for photoshop and instead of a HDD an SSD drive.
These RAMs should work fine (own experience), buy always 2 of them and sell Your 4GB:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174894582272?epid=14033722564&hash=item28b8878a00:g:uD4AAOSwr25hCvo8
https://www.ebay.com/itm/284411261441?hash=item42383b7201:g:MoYAAOSwb~xhGW0T
https://www.ebay.com/itm/274906986110?epid=26032779240&hash=item4001bbb67e:g:f-YAAOSw93JhGYOg
kiko20
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August 20th, 2021 07:00
Thanks, but it runs the same when photoshop is off.
kiko20
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August 20th, 2021 10:00
Ive just been told that a dell Optilex 3070 has only one Ram memory slot, do you know if that is correct?
Thanks.
bradthetechnut
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August 22nd, 2021 17:00
Based on initial post, it's not said what form factor/size your 3070 is. All 3 sizes have 2 slots, DIMM for tower and sff and SODIMM for micro. https://www.google.com/search?q=optiplex+3070+setup+specifications&oq=optiplex+3070+setup+specifications&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30j69i60l3.15102j1j4&client=ms-android-americamovil-us-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8