-A friend mentioned than it's possible to mix different stick sizes. For example, he mixed 128mb w/ 256mb and says it's fine. Can some one explain this to me? He said it only works on newer ...

I have 8 Gb of GSkill DDR3 1600 with 8-8-8-24 timings. I'm thinking of adding another 8Gb to fill the two empty slots. I have seen a lot of GSkill ram for sale online, but it's always 9-9-9-24. I'm ...

Every time I build a new PC, some decisions absolutely haunt me. One of these is how much RAM to get, and since it's now a business expense, I tend to overspec how much I'll actually need and then ...

I've got some old RAM lying around that I'm looking to use. What are the rules on mixing RAM? As long as they're the same modules (DDR, DDR2, etc.), should I experience any performance issues? You are ...

Computers store long-term data in two places: their storage drives, and the read-only memory chips on the motherboards that store firmware. The RAM sticks are for the processor to store the data ...

Memory channels are one of those quiet design choices that can make a gaming PC feel snappy or strangely sluggish, even when the CPU and GPU look strong on paper. The difference between running a ...