Memory(RAM)
RAM (Random Access Memory) is the basic working memory of your computer system.
Memory is measured in bytes, so you'll often encounter the terms megabyte (MB) and
gigabyte (GB) in describing RAM sizes (a megabyte is a million bytes; a gigabyte, a billion).
The software you select to install determines how much RAM you'll need to have.
Most new desktop computer systems come with 128MB or more of RAM
RAM is something that you do not want to skimp on. You can choose a slower processor,
but with RAM you want as much as you can get. RAM is your computer's temporary memory,
think of it like your desk space. The larger your desk is the more you can work on simultaneously.
If you run out of desk space you'll need to be shuffling papers around a lot and that will take time.
Your computer is the same way, without enough RAM it will use your much slower hard drive for temporary
storage and that will cause a huge performance hit.
RAM is also very cheap right now, so it doesn't hurt to buy more. Installing RAM isn't as hard as you think, you literally cannot put it in backwards so it's hard to mess things up.The only caveat for this is that you can't mix and match RAM, all of your RAM must be of the same type so when ordering or buying your new chip make sure you know what type of RAM you have. The brand name isn't important,
it is the actual type such as "PC133 SDRAM."
Types Of RAM
1)SDRAM.
2)RDRAM.
3)DDR SDRAM.
Some RAM is faster than other RAM and so it performs better. For WPIE you do not need
fast RAM and SDRAM, which is now the slowest, should be good enough for you.
However most new computers are coming with DDR RAM now, which is much faster,
so this choice will likely be taken out of your hands. Still though
if you have the option choose the cheapest one.
The minimum amount of RAM you should have is 128mb,
ideally you'd want as much as 256mb if you can afford it.
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