Post on 12-Feb-2017
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FIRST OF ALL… WHAT IS RAM?▸ RAM are memory chips inside your computer that help
your computer multi-task better.
▸ Imagine that there is a worker inside your computer that handles all the thinking.
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▸ This worker can work on many things at once. When a new task is given to him (i.e. a computer program) he puts it on his desk.
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▸ When given another task, he sets it on his desk next to the previous task and begins working on it at the same time.
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▸ If this continues, his desk will eventually be full of projects. If he is given another task, he won’t be able to work efficiently and the other tasks will suffer.
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FIRST OF ALL… WHAT IS RAM?▸ RAM is the desk. The bigger the desk, the more projects
that can be handled at once.
▸ The more RAM, the more tasks your computer can do at once.
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LAPTOP RAM
▸ DDR
▸ Speed: 400 Mhz
▸ 200 pins
▸ DDR2
▸ Speed: 800 Mhz
▸ 200 pins
▸ DDR3
▸ Speed 1066 Mhz
▸ 204 pins
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DESKTOP RAM
▸ DDR
▸ Speed: 400 Mhz
▸ 200 pins
▸ DDR2
▸ Speed: 800 Mhz
▸ 200 pins
▸ DDR3
▸ Speed 1066 Mhz
▸ 204 pins
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WHERE TO BUY RAM?
▸ Newegg.com
▸ The “Amazon” of computer parts.
▸ eBay.com
▸ I purchase tons of new RAM off of eBay and have had great success.
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WHAT TO SEARCH FOR?
To find the RAM you need, search for:
‣ Laptop or desktop RAM
‣ DDR, DDR2, or DDR3 (whatever matches what’s in your computer)
‣ Optional: The speed you want
Example: “Laptop RAM DDR3 1066 Mhz”