Diagnosing a PC performance issue can be tricky, especially if you suspect memory is involved. Chances are, you've heard the advice of "just add more RAM", which is a blanket fix that's as old as PC ...

Your computer has two basic kinds of memory: hard drive storage and random-access memory, and they perform separate functions. Although adding a second hard drive increases your PC's storage capacity, ...

Upgrading your computer's RAM (Random Access Memory) is one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways to enhance performance. Whether your PC is slowing down during multitasking, taking forever to ...

I'm finding my W520 do be pretty adequate for some Photoshop and Lightroom tasks, but at times it will start to chug. When I bought it I added a 4 gig stick to the 4 it came with. There's an open slot ...

If your computer starts to slow down when you run a few programs at the same time or run a particularly demanding program, you can try adding more memory to improve your computer's performance. A ...

I managed to gain some free performance.

Want 21 megabytes more ram in your Nexus One? [Coolbho3000] worked out a way to tweak the kernel and remap memory usage to free up some resources. That means this comes as a custom kernel image ...

Tom's Hardware ran three memory-intensive tests on a system with 4GB of memory and then again with 16GB of memory. The results, they found, were impressive: an average 45% reduction in writes to the ...

I'm seriously considering taking the plunge and getting an iBook. I want to up the ram to at least 384 and to get the extra 256MB so-dimm would cost me $240 canadian! I can get regular PC100 CAS2 ...