The AI hardware boom is sending memory prices sky-high, so knowing exactly how much you need is more critical than ever. I've worked out the most realistic RAM goals for every type of PC.

The world is seeing a full-blown RAM crisis in 2026 due to the hardware needed to power the AI boom. That spells trouble for ...

A very common question I am asked is which is more important, the speed of the processor or the amount memory. This is a difficult question to answer and it would help if we had some understanding of ...

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 ...

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 ...

The latest Area-51 desktop from Alienware centers around AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D, an 8-core processor with 104MB of total cache designed for gaming workloads. Paired with an RTX 5080 graphics card, 64GB ...

Everyone at some time or another has a slow browser experience and has had to wait an unusually long time for a new page to appear. There are many possible reasons why this might be; however, unless ...

At the 2015 SNIA Industry Summit in January, Jim Handy and I gave a joint talk on the future of memory technology and how microprocessors and memory/storage are coming together to provide faster ...