Memory and Disc 80- 100% Optiplex 3070

Question

I bought pc June 2020 and ive only turned it on now, (I didnt need it as I thought,so i decided to keep it) Disc space is 100% and Mem is 80% I cant get it to run smoothly. It works fine if i only use internet, when i use a program like photoshop it just freezes up. Ive reinstallled windows and got all updates but no change

Warranty is up and Del dont seem to interested.

Id appreciate any assistance.

redxps630 · Accepted Answer

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 · Answer

What size drive do you have and how much memory is installed?

kiko20 · Answer

931 GB and 4.00 Ram Windows 10 pro

redxps630 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

Ive also tried Microsoft edge. But im really not happy using that. Dunno whay its a Bill gates thing. Sorry my bad

kiko20 · Answer

Should I buy Del ram or do you recommend another? Thanks bty.

tibi500cid · Answer

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 · Answer

Thanks, but it runs the same when photoshop is off.

kiko20 · Answer

Ive just been told that a dell Optilex 3070 has only one Ram memory slot, do you know if that is correct? Thanks.

bradthetechnut · Answer

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

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