What Does Memory Do?

What does memory do? Let the Memory Experts at Crucial show you.

A computer is made up of three main components:
• the central processing unit (CPU)
• the hard drive
• and the random access memory (RAM)

If your system attempts to access data from RAM and does not find it, it has to rely on the hard drive (which ends up being significantly slower than using the RAM).

This really slows down the performance of your system.
The more data you can store in RAM the less your computer will need to access the hard drive -- resulting in big improvements for you.

No matter how fast your computer's CPU can run, and no matter how much storage your hard drive boasts, the best way to improve your computer's performance and speed is to add more memory.

Go to www.Crucial.com to learn more about compatible memory upgrades today!

More videos!

How to use the Crucial System Scanner:

http://www.youtube.com/user/CrucialMemory?feature=chclk#p/c/8B6962AEF2843CA1/...

Computer maintenance:

http://www.youtube.com/user/CrucialMemory?feature=chclk#p/c/8B6962AEF2843CA1/...

Why upgrading makes sense:

http://www.youtube.com/user/CrucialMemory?feature=chclk#p/c/8B6962AEF2843CA1/...

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[Ninearm]

That was "CRUCIAL" infomation.

[DarkMerchant2222]

looks like going to the grocery store from the pantry is faster then to the countertop.

[BrannonTV]

@CrucialMemory So if I have 1.0GHz if I buy some RAM/Memory I could increase that to atleast 2.0GHz? I'm new to all of this.

[x209sfinestx]

@BoTviX Impossible! They are too busy in the kitchen to listen.

[xJumpStyleZx]

@Kalindist you can upgrade the graphics card but it's extremely difficult to do

[BoTviX]

and that's how to explain what ram does, to women...

[MrOne3ye]

@Kalindist i know

[Kalindist]

@MrOne3ye You can't upgrade anything in a laptop, except for ram :)

[evildug1]

well done.

[TheGeekishGuy]

@moussa21000rs Graphics memory plays the major role in gaming, however RAM always helps with games. Using a USB is the same as using the hard drive. It may help, but it will be no where as fast as RAM.