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.

Pay any attention to the computer market these days and one thing becomes abundantly clear: RAM—or Random-Access Memory—has gotten pretty expensive. Memory prices have already surged approximately 90% ...

There's a RAM shortage at the moment. RAM, as in random access memory. The memory computer keeps immediately at hand, so it can perform tasks quickly. How can that be? Well, as with so much these days ...

Overclocking your RAM or fiddling with its BIOS settings might seem overkill, especially if you've got an aging CPU. There are BIOS settings you can tweak if your CPU is maxing out, but there are also ...

No longer is RAM the easiest piecemeal PC upgrade available to us — but don't despair, because there are more ways to squeeze extra performance from your rig.

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 ...

Why it matters: A RAM drive is traditionally conceived as a block of volatile memory "formatted" to be used as a secondary storage disk drive. RAM disks are extremely fast compared to HDDs or even ...

This Dell PowerEdge R820 probably cost one hundred times more when it went on sale back in the early 2010s; it is an absolute ...