Corsair The two main types of RAM for modern computers are DDR4, and DDR5. Together they span a number of processor and motherboard generations across desktop PCs and laptops, and though DDR4 might be the more popular memory type for now, that is slowly changing. Since the release of Ryzen 7000-series processors and Intel’s 12th, … Read more
Image used with permission by copyright holder If you know what RAM is, then you know that more memory is rarely a bad thing. Although there’s a sweet spot when it comes to how much RAM you actually need, more memory will allow you to run demanding applications with ease, as well as make the … Read more
Image used with permission by copyright holder RAM is one of the easiest upgrades to do yourself. Installing RAM is also a great way to bump up your PC’s performance and improve support for new and more demanding apps and games. If you’re new to the whole DIY PC-building world, it’s a straightforward way dip … Read more
Random-access memory, or RAM, is an essential component in everything from desktop computers to smartphones. RAM is a high-speed, short-term storage solution that gives applications, games, and the operating system itself, quick access to important information. That saves it the time of retrieving the data from much slower storage, like hard drives and SSDs. Like … Read more
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends If you want to choose the best RAM for your PC, you’ll be faced with a lot of terms that may not sound familiar at a glance. DDR? DIMM? CAS? XMP? When you just want something that goes well with the rest of your PC, having to pull out a … Read more
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends RAM is one of the primary components in a PC, and it’s important that you have at least a certain amount of RAM depending on what you want to do with your PC. However, there are more things to RAM than just capacity: Frequency and latency are important considerations, too. The … Read more
Corsair A good gaming PC is not just a top-notch graphics card, a reliable processor, and a bunch of irrelevant components. Every part plays a role in delivering a smooth gaming experience, and while those two big-ticket components may have the biggest impact, the amount of memory (RAM) in your PC is also a huge … Read more
Just days after the announcement of some serious innovation in laptop memory, we’re now seeing some great news on the desktop front, too. MSI and Asrock have announced that they are enabling support for up to 256GB of DDR5 memory on select motherboards. Each memory slot will now support 64GB sticks, which means that motherboards … Read more
