Q: General slowness on Mavericks

Hi!

Saw in another thread advice to d/l & run EtreCheck & post results in a new discussion.  I've pasted the results below.

It seems like RAM usage has been quite high - 3.99 GB used - I've been considering bumping up from 4GB to 8GB or maybe higher.  Without cracking the case open, is there a way to determine how many slots I have as well as the current configuration of the physical RAM? 

Thanks in advance,

txlonewolf1

Hardware Information:

    MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)

    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,1

    1 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores

    4 GB RAM

Video Information:

    Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB

    NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 512 MB

System Software:

    OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 1:8:54

Disk Information:

    Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 disk0 : (500.11 GB)

        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (159.63 GB free)

        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 

USB Information:

    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

FireWire Information:

Thunderbolt Information:

Kernel Extensions:

    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv    (4.0.4)

    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB    (4.0.4)

    com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver    (1.0.3 - SDK 10.5)

    com.displaylink.driver.DisplayLinkDriver    (2.1 - SDK 10.6)

    com.avast.PacketForwarder    (1.4 - SDK 10.9)

    com.logmein.hamachi    (1.0)

    com.avast.AvastFileShield    (2.1.0 - SDK 10.9)

Startup Items:

    VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox

Launch Daemons:

    [System]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.avast.init.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.avast.uninstall.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.displaylink.displaylinkmanager.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.fitbit.galileod.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.jungledisk.service.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.logmein.hamachi.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.logmein.logmeinblanker.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.logmein.raupdate.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist 3rd-Party support link

Launch Agents:

    [System]    com.avast.userinit.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.displaylink.useragent-prelogin.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.displaylink.useragent.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.logmein.hamachimb.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.logmein.LMILaunchAgentFixer.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.logmein.logmeingui.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist 3rd-Party support link

    [System]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link

User Launch Agents:

    [not loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link

    [not loaded]    com.avast.home.userinit.plist 3rd-Party support link

User Login Items:

    Garmin Lifetime Map Updater

    iTunesHelper

    TextExpander

    Dropbox

    Alfred

    Moom

Internet Plug-ins:

    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

    OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 3rd-Party support link

    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.9 3rd-Party support link

    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link

    LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 3rd-Party support link

    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link

    Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link

    LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 3rd-Party support link

    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.9 3rd-Party support link

    GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.2.6 Beta - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link

    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link

    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link

Safari Extensions:

    avast! Online Security: Version: 8

    AdBlock: Version: 2.6.18

Audio Plug-ins:

    BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9

    AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9

    AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9

    iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9

iTunes Plug-ins:

    Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9

User Internet Plug-ins:

    WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link

    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.0 3rd-Party support link

3rd Party Preference Panes:

    avast! Preferences  3rd-Party support link

    Flash Player  3rd-Party support link

    Java  3rd-Party support link

    MacFUSE  3rd-Party support link

    Perian  3rd-Party support link

Old Applications:

    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0

        Microsoft Error Reporting:    Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link

        Microsoft Ship Asserts:    Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link

    Solver:    Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app

    SLLauncher:    Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app

    SketchUp:    Version: 8.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        /Applications/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp.app

    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office

        Open XML for Excel:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        Microsoft Office Setup Assistant:    Version: 14.2.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        Microsoft Alerts Daemon:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        SyncServicesAgent:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        Microsoft Database Daemon:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        Microsoft Graph:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        Microsoft Database Utility:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        Microsoft Office Reminders:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        Microsoft Upload Center:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        My Day:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        Microsoft Chart Converter:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        Microsoft Clip Gallery:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011

        Microsoft PowerPoint:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        Microsoft Excel:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        Microsoft Outlook:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        Microsoft Word:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        Microsoft Document Connection:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

    Microsoft Language Register:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app

    Spin Doctor:    Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

        /Applications/Toast 11 Titanium/Spin Doctor.app

    Microsoft AutoUpdate:    Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link

        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app

    Data Rescue 3:    Version: 3.2.2 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link

        /Users/mac/Applications/Data Rescue 3.app

    H&R Block 2012:    Version: 1.10 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

    H&R Block 2013:    Version: 1.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

    Garmin Lifetime Map Updater:    Version: 2.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

Time Machine:

    Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU:

        25%    firefox

        11%    WindowServer

         7%    DisplayLinkUserAgent

         6%    repair_packages

         4%    DisplayLinkManager

Top Processes by Memory:

    455 MB    firefox

    205 MB    mds_stores

    111 MB    Evernote

    94 MB    WindowServer

    66 MB    mds

Virtual Memory Information:

    87 MB    Free RAM

    1.27 GB    Active RAM

    1.19 GB    Inactive RAM

    947 MB    Wired RAM

    2.85 GB    Page-ins

    19 MB    Page-outs