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 ...

I'm talking about an Nforce2 board here, but the concept applies to other chipsets (intel). I know dual channel on AMD systems doesn't give much improvement, but can it be done with two randomly ...

The search is down, so apologies if this has been answered a million times... I've found links that describe the technology in a few places, but what I'm really wondering is how does one take ...

While stellar to look at, and using top-tier innards, the Lexar ARES RGB is impressive up front. However, with our testing, it is easy to see that the combination of XMP and EXPO in the same kit does ...

First, we love that Crucial is back in the game and producing kits faster than JEDEC speeds. While we may never get back to the Ballistix memories we have from over the years, we do wish Crucial all ...

Putting your RAM in the wrong slots will limit your bandwidth, ultimately costing performance.

When the opportunity arises, upgrading your RAM is a great way to boost your PC’s performance. But RAM can be quite a headache to work out sometimes. That’s because it comes in varying generations, ...

As I previously mentioned in an early-January post, late last summer I built up three systems for donation to a local charity for subsequent “back to school” donation to their clients (followed by ...

Some of Valve's Steam Machines are coming with single-channel memory but does it really matter much for gaming performance?