The more you have it, the better it is, right? Thats just a little info about it, not even a brief description about RAM. Lets know more about RAM and how important it is.
RAM or Random Access Memory is also called "Primary Memory" or just "Memory". It is named "Primary" as the CPU searches the RAM first for the data before it tries to load anything from the storage media which are known as secondary memory. RAM holds the data in "active use" by processors running on the system and OS itself. Like everything else that makes up a PC, you will in a dilemma when it comes to choosing the different types of RAM modules. But before that, let's see what makes up a good RAM.
RAM or Random Access Memory is also called "Primary Memory" or just "Memory". It is named "Primary" as the CPU searches the RAM first for the data before it tries to load anything from the storage media which are known as secondary memory. RAM holds the data in "active use" by processors running on the system and OS itself. Like everything else that makes up a PC, you will in a dilemma when it comes to choosing the different types of RAM modules. But before that, let's see what makes up a good RAM.
When choosing out different RAMs, you will come across with the words DDR. Well, put simply they are the rating and determine the size. In early days of computing, DDR2 was the common RAM but now we have got faster DDR4 RAMs. If you are thinking of buying RAMs, don't worry about the rating as DDR and DDR2 have become obsolete in the market now. DDR4 is were all action begins.
Now let's talk about RAM Channels. Dual-Channel is the most popular configuration while Quad-Channel is something that only PC enthusiasts use. Between Dual-Channel and Single Channel there is a lot of difference in performance. Simnply put, channel type indicates how many RAM modules you should put for improved performance. The RAM modules should have same frequency and latency too. Latency is the time taken to respond to one data request from an address within RAM. The lower the latency, the better.
Sometimes it happens that your motherboard supports an amount of RAM while the CPU provides some other limitation to the RAM capacity. e.g. If the motherboard supports upto 64 GB RAM and your CPU supports only 24 GB RAM, then you will not be able to connect more than total of 24 GB RAM.
If we are talking about laptop RAM, then it has got its separate line of RAM. They are called SO-DIMM RAMs. They are used in laptops and not in desktops but sometimes in Mini PCs.