The capacity and speed of your computer's system memory, or RAM, can have a noticeable effect on your computer startup speed. However, the effects are only substantial to a point and apply to the law ...

Laptop buyers obsess over processors and displays, then quietly accept whatever memory configuration the spec sheet happens to list. That is how people end up with expensive machines that feel ...

A computer's maximum supported system memory, or RAM, is contingent on the processor, the operating system and the motherboard. These three factors provide hardware and software limitations that ...

With the AI giants devouring the market for memory chips, PC prices are set to skyrocket. Here's what I think laptop shoppers ...

The term memory in a computer system refers to devices that store information in the form of chips. There are two main types of physical memory in a computer system, Random Access Memory (RAM) and ...

Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics — make up nearly the entire RAM market, and they're benefitting from this shortage.

RAM, like most other hardware, is continually upgraded, with faster modules released to the market every few years or so. While you might be tempted to buy two new sticks of the latest DDR4 RAM for ...

Cutting-edge PC gaming means upgrading certain components on a regular basis. The graphics card, the CPU, your storage; there's always something that could be better. But what about your RAM? You'd ...

When upgrading or building a computer, folks will from time to time make a few mistakes, and one of the most common mistakes is inserting the memory module in the wrong RAM slot. This usually leads to ...