Interestingly, only 43% said they would reboot their machines, whilst - perhaps understandably - 49% said they believed they would benefit from a memory upgrade.
According to the survey, which polled around 1,000 PC owners aged between 16 and 70, when it came to handling the insides of a PC - such as with a `DIY' memory upgrade - 39% of user were fearful, with 16% worried about discovering a spider inside the case.
A likely contributing factor, says Crucial, is the widespread lack of knowledge about computer memory. Nearly half (48%) of people surveyed didn't know how much internal memory (RAM) their computer has.
One of the most interesting aspects of the survey is that UK computer owners only change their machines every 4.5 years on average, despite there being large numbers of new models available.
Roddy McLean, Crucial's marketing director, said that a lot of people regard their computers as more than mere machines, so it's no surprise that the research unearthed strong emotions from computer owners, such as the disagreements they have with their systems due to slow speeds.
"A computer is a big investment that comes with high expectations, and it is clear from the survey that most people aren't treating them like disposable assets" he explained.