Is the RAM memory the optimal type that the motherboard and processor can use?
If you are upgrading to a faster processor that is installed on your PC’s existing motherboard, you can keep using your system’s existing RAM memory, but if there is a faster type of RAM that the motherboard supports you can upgrade it. However, you are unlikely to see any noticeable increase in performance. If you are installing a new processor and motherboard, you should buy the fastest RAM that the motherboard supports. If the motherboard supports memory that runs in dual-channel mode, you have to install the modules in pairs. If you install a single module it can only operate in single-channel mode. If dual-channel mode is supported, installing two 512MB modules in the correct slots would be better from a performance point of view than installing a single 1GB module. The best way of ensuring that you buy the optimal type of RAM involves buying it from a vendor that sells it on a motherboard basis and guarantees that it will work or your money back. Crucial does that and provides th
