Adding memory (RAM) to your computer can make a world of difference, with results that you’ll see right away.

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 ...

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.

In part 4 of the series "Build a Great Media-Editing PC," we show you how to install the RAM and peripheral cards.

Adding more memory or storage, or swapping in a new battery or wireless card, can help squeeze a few more years out of that aging laptop. Here's how to figure out what you can upgrade, and how to ...

Adding memory or replacing relatively slow memory with higher-rated RAM won’t double your frame rates in games, and Windows is unlikely to feel two times faster, either.

Hi. I've got a 32-bit laptop with 2gb of memory and I'm thinking about maxing it out. Exact model: Toshiba Satellite L305-S5918. I am running Windows 7. I aware that 32-bits don't fully utilize ...

New Orleans.–The other day, a friend of mine was explaining how she had to move these pixels around her computer and had to add 20 megabytes of memory to handle the operation. I had the disqu… ...

On laptops without soldered RAM, upgrading the memory is as simple as swapping out the RAM stick in its slot, an upgrade that can boost your laptop's speed.

There's no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers. Everybody has questions about them, and we aim to help. Here are a few ...