Patriot has been around for a long time, and the Viper Series of memory has many versions over the years, even more so as of late. With various samples of the Vanilla Viper DDR4 memory sporting ...

While you do need to prepare your wallet a bit to buy these, the Ballistix Elite DDR4-2666MHz 16GB kit has all the right mojo going for it. It looks good, performs really well out of the box, and ...

Teledyne e2v has engineering samples of a 16-GB, radiation-tolerant DDR4 memory. The new chip joins Teledyne e2v’s 4-GB and 8-GB rad-hard DDR4 parts. The new chip is form factor and pin compatible ...

With the RAM crisis in full swing, how much memory is enough for video editing? We break down how much RAM you need in 2026.

There has increased talk recently of the positive effects for running faster computer memory. Though shipping without integrated graphics, which is often used to highlight the benefits of speedier RAM ...

DDR4 memory, even though a generation old at this point, is still very capable and can deliver performance levels only slightly behind the newer DDR5. While DDR5 memory continues to make inroads with ...

Outside of situations where you know for sure you need more memory, most people start to think about upgrading their RAM when their PC starts to feel slow. But it isn’t always the right fix. Memory is ...

Graphics Cards If you've been saving up to buy a new 16 GB graphics card, then I have bad news for you: It's already a bloodbath out there and it's getting worse every week Gaming PCs I've found you ...

Welcome to ExtremeTech's comprehensive RAM guide, in which we'll answer a broad range of questions related to how much system RAM you need these days, whether or not it's worth it to upgrade older ...

Once was, RAM had little effect on your system performance as long as you had enough of it. Today, it can cause serious bottlenecks for your system’s responsiveness and gaming performance if you ...

While not completely upgradeable like modular gaming desktop PCs, modern laptops still have certain components that users can upgrade, such as storage and memory. Both are required in modern games in ...