What things should I consider before buying the memory (RAM) for my computer?

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Computers are slowly becoming an inevitable part of our life. Personal computers are becoming a source of information and entertainment. When upgrading the system, most of the computer users do some research before upgrading their system so they exactly know about a perfectly matching CPU, motherboard RAM and video card combination that will meet all their needs.

RAM is Random Access Memory that helps in improving the application speed and the overall performance of your system. Adding more RAM to a computer is one of the best, easiest, and most cost-effective upgrades a computer owner can perform. One of the quickest and easiest ways to identify the right memory modules and expansion options for your computer is to use a memory configurator. Like some of the other major memory manufacturers, Kingston makes a memory configurator available. You can access Kingston's configurator through their home page at www.kingston.com.

The most important thing to ensure when buying memory is compatibility with your system. In addition, you'll need to decide how much memory you need and beyond that lie considerations of price, quality, availability, service, and warranty.

Compatibility of memory components with your computer system is arguably the most important factor to consider when upgrading memory. The easiest way to determine what type of memory goes with your system is to consult with your system documentation. If you need further assistance, consult a memory configurator available from many sources, including Kingston. Kingston and other brand-name memory companies offer such a tool to help you find the right memory configuration for your system.

With Kingston's memory configurator, you can search by five different criteria:

• System manufacturer/model

• Computer model name

• Memory module part number (Kingston, distributor, manufacturer)

• Specification

• Generic memory

Once you have the above information, it becomes quite easy to determine the RAM that you need for your system and is compatible with it. Each and every program installed on your computer uses RAM, and increasing the RAM capacity lets you open more files and programs simultaneously known as multitasking, while upgrading to speedier RAM boosts overall application performance, especially in computer games and multimedia-intensive applications. Thus, compared to other potential upgrades, upgrading the RAM is fairly cheap and is easy to install (no driver updates or other maintenance is required), and the enhancements are immediately noticeable.

The details that you receive from the configurator will surely help you make a right choice about the RAM you need for your system and its upgrade.

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Source by Haitham Hammad