In the eighties, computer processors became faster and faster, while memory access times stagnated and hindered additional performance increases. Something had to be done to speed up memory access and ...
Why it matters: A RAM drive is traditionally conceived as a block of volatile memory "formatted" to be used as a secondary storage disk drive. RAM disks are extremely fast compared to HDDs or even ...
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Choosing the right RAM is crucial for gaming laptops. 8 GB suits casual titles, 16 GB is ideal for modern games, and 32 GB ...