text: about ram....? ok i don't know how stupid this question is, but how do i get more ram for my pc? i have a dell dimension de051 intel celeron cpu 2.53 ghz and 256 mb of ram. it just seems to run so slow sometimes.  i have no virsuses, i uninstalled anything that i do not use, and it just can not seem to keep up with me. if it is not ram what could it be? i have a 40g harddrive and i am only using about 10.5g. thanks. you could go out and buy a ram chip or maybe buy a better processor for your computer. but you have to check if your motherboard is compatible with them before buying it.