The AI gold rush has sent demand—and prices—for computer memory shooting skyward. Here’s how to size your PC’s RAM the smart way for real-world use, whether you're scoping out a new system or just ...
Key solutions include using DDR4 memory which costs significantly less than DDR5, exploring no-name brands, and repurposing old office PCs with valuable existing memory.
The portion of a computer’s RAM that is used by a hardware device such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), sound card, network adapter, and other hardware components is known as Hardware Reserved.