How To Choose RAM [Ultimate Guide]

[@TheFourthWinchester]

16GB RAM should be great for the next few years. Google Chrome: Let me introduce myself......

[@adelinrapcore]

Google Chrome: i am gonna ruin this guy’s whole carrier..

[@RetroActiveGM]

I left Chrome for Firefox about 3 years ago. Got sick of Chrome and it's memory hogging.

[@KnockedDaSnotOuttaYoAss]

William T. Riker Didn’t know that

[@kazumakujo6986]

Thats why I choose 32 GB or 64 GB

[@poopsniffer4436]

William T. Riker does Firefox use less ram?

[@illegalalien129]

Basic rules... AMD CPUs --- go for higher clock speed Intel CPUs --- you can go according to your budget Workstation---go for 1*8GB @2400mhz and above Gaming--- go for 2*8GB @3200 and above

[@nicholasbalser6901]

Watch in 1.25x speed. You're welcome.

[@GM-xk1nw]

No

[@Sketchi_]

Kiyomasa The Crow thanks

[@ronanl4321]

thx

[@Yousuf2410_]

ty

[@jest.2486]

it sounds completely normal now.

[@johnchristianson515]

And here I just chose the ram that looked the prettiest and had rgb then I used that to the max that my motherboard can hold 4x16

[@nineemerald726]

Same

[@muddtheboss415]

@@nineemerald726 Thats good. RGB adds performance

[@roronoazoro-lh1jz]

@@muddtheboss415 RGB doubles gamming performance

[@mooose_]

@@roronoazoro-lh1jz RBG quadruples preformance

[@Anonymous_Eyeballs]

It's all a learning process man, no harm no foul

[@DaboooogA]

0:08 Something can't be second to two different things

[@poopsniffer4436]

No wait, he’s got a point

[@shinnsen4031]

My thoughts exactly

[@helloworldx10]

Yup, its actually 1. GPU 2. CPU 3. RAM

[@blazeradio7024]

Yes it can, if the two different things are tied for first.

[@KnuckleHunkybuck]

@@blazeradio7024 That's not how rankings work. When things are tied you'll see a list like this: 1. Wendy's 2. Jack in the Box 3. White Castle 4. Hardee's 4. Carl's Jr. 6. Whataburger 7. Burger King 7. The dumpster behind Wendy's 9. McDonald's

[@crisscrossam]

okay i have a few things i wanna point out: (i know it's supposed to be a simple guide but a couple more minutes wouldn't hurt) 1. 2:45 just a basic mistake: "should use SODIMM memory if you're looking to upgrade your PC with more RAM". correction: replace "PC" in this sentence with "laptop". 2. as you mentioned, DDR4 is better than DDR3, but you also said there's only single digit FPS improvement going from 2400 to 3200MHz, but in the same way, take a medium DDR3 clock speed and compare it to slower DDR4. not that big difference. so yes even though DDR3 is an older standard and is slower, i do not agree on changing out the whole motherboard just to have DDR4 (3:38) unless you're doing a major upgrade where the chipset doesn't support newer CPUs (especially when it comes to budget systems it's cheaper to keep it at DDR3 board without major loss in performance). 3. jayztwocents made a video testing and comparing having only one stick in dual channel vs 2 sticks, some games saw no major difference, but others saw drastic differences. so my point: check your motherboard spec, and if it says dual channel use pairs of sticks, quad channel 4 sticks etc. 4. 11:04 you talked about CL but only briefly, and didn't even mention other types of timings that would be displayed on RAM sticks and what they mean/how they affect performance. you could have at least mentioned that people should try looking for the lowest CL after choosing the clock speed and capacity. it's on the bottom of the priority list but a priority nonetheless. sorry that was a lot of nitpicking. it was a good video but in my opinion could have been more refined.

[@Annodite]

There are also definitely videos out there showing a significant increase in fps when the RAM sticks run at a higher frequency (3200mhz vs 2333mhz). That said, it's not the most defining component when it comes to gaming. Not sure why the video disregards this

[@crisscrossam]

@@Annodite i guess that depends on the game, but they were right about RAM being the second most important component after CPU and GPU.

[@crisscrossam]

@@BerzerkaDurk more or less yes. Storage is the usual term for them but they can also be referred to as "non volatile memory" or "permanent memory". Those names are technically not wrong and in the video they do proceed to saying the difference. And about showing the wrong things om screen, yeah that happens often in these videos.

[@TechiesUnofficial]

#1 really got me thinking. Thanks for clearing it up. I think YOU should have made this video. lol

[@dhruvg550]

I was so confused at 2:45 thanks

[@millville444]

reading some of the ram heads on reddit had me so confused. i did not understand them when they put CL 16-16-16-32 or whatever but it's nice to know that they are just doing stuff way out of my league and it doesn't matter since i'm a casual gamer. thank you for this video, it gave me some peace of mind. subbed.

[@aterthune]

I'm still getting over the dude flipping off his monitor at 7:15 😂

[@JohnCena-iy2ct]

Best part

[@BattleKing00]

She kept talking about gaming purposes and I was waiting for her to say “but if this is your work station...”. I use my pc for 3d rendering and I usually have lots of tabs and programs open. I’m in collage for mechanical engineering.

[@grandeghazi8173]

i don't work with 3d engineering (i am only 17 years old) and i made a lot of research to build my pc, i heard that for gaming purpose 16 gb of ram is enough and having 32 gb of ram for gaming is useless but for 3d work and stuff i heard 32 gb might be usefull.

[@thurbine2411]

@@grandeghazi8173 or for VR Military flight sim multiplayer then you need at least 20 But that is weird so I would go for 32 or higher

[@drakelord0721]

Did you choose what RAM to use for this purpose and if you bought it already, are you satisfied? I'm currently building a machine for rendering and I'm stuck at what RAM to buy

[@BattleKing00]

@@drakelord0721 8 is going to work, but over time you might overwork your computer, 16 works well, but if you want it to run really smooth I’d go 32. I have 16 and I don’t have any issues.

[@drakelord0721]

@@BattleKing00 At what MHz?

[@darkzak47]

New subscriber here, great breakdown, there is one very crucial statement that seems to apply in computer building and that is this. It is beyond ridiculously easy to overspend on components when you don’t know what those components do and what difference they make in the end on your computers overall performance.

[@linuswulff03]

It is important to know that AMD's RYZEN cpu's benefit greatly from RAM speed, so the minimum recommended is 3000mhz

[@jurisoiri4075]

Ok thx

[@yumiya9266]

Ah thank you

[@leah8913]

thanks for this !

[@helloworldx10]

Thanks👍👍

[@ciclopentanoperhidrofenant8341]

thanks bud

[@Rainbow__cookie]

4:13 AHHH he forgot the thermal paste

[@PippyLive]

Emerald Blaze there is old crusty thermal paste on the bottom of the cooler but you should really clean it and put new stuff on

[@subparz1266]

Ooh

[@Rainbow__cookie]

@@PippyLive yeah but thats worse than not using thermal paste it insolate the heat more

[@PippyLive]

@@Rainbow__cookie yeah you should really be cleaning the cpu and putting fresh paste on

[@Tim1kim]

@@Rainbow__cookie he or she??

[@CoolDonkey69]

3:16 its actually 6 types of ram sd ram(the most ancient type at least i know) ddr ddr2 ddr3 ddr4 ddr5(although this one didnt existed back when this video came out) also i reallly like u videos about pc parts and how they work and all that stuf even though i educate computer hardware and i know most of it.😅 keep up the good work.♥

[@meezemusic]

7:15 that flip tho 😄😄

[@DemoSin]

Made my day and i wasn´t expecting that

[@ultraawakening4328]

Lol that was weird.

[@michaelbinladen8139]

And he just killed an NPC lol

[@JohnCena-iy2ct]

Kid was tilted then came back and rocked the guy who killed him

[@FilipeFreire]

All topics covered in such a simple way! Thank you!

[@Athletyk]

Thanks, building a new PC soon, I was getting confused between SODIMMS, DIMMS, pins, etc etc!

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

"Desktop RAM, laptop RAM." Here I am with an iMac that uses SODIMM. What is life...

[@Pebbled]

Thank you so much, I’m a new PC gamer and I just had to buy a new monitor because my old one broke after three days, so I decided I wanted to but some more ram to because right now I’m sitting at 8 gigs, I was about to buy 32 gigs but now I’ve settled on a relatively cheap 2x8 gigs sticks, and saved about $40 in the process.

[@Necrotheos]

This may be the most helpful video Ive watched on this subject. I always had a casual idea about what bandwidth, clock, ram, etc was, but only in the wy that I understood higher ram = more storage, and stuff like that. Never enough that it felt like it made sense. Cause lot of stress when trying to upgrade anything (so I never really tried to). Its usually an over inflated explanation by a tech person I know, full of tech words or just not making it clear how one part influences another. This video just gave me an epiphany, bro, thank you

[@RolfRatzer]

I have really been looking long for such a nice guide on how to pick RAM and other PC parts great video I will definitely watch your others :D

[@HypeXtra]

All the info you need is at 11:43

[@scroobydoobie2432]

This video is very helpful for anyone trying to upgrade ram on a pc or laptop. Thank you

[@plutoxoxo6205]

this was really easy to follow, explained so well and very easy to digest and comprehend! thank you!!

[@franciscomorales9110]

Yooo, grear vid, getting myself into the pc world and this is fantastic, conscise, and perfect for settling down some basic knowledge.

[@saintbarnabasshackles2437]

I'm sorry there are just a few things that bug me in this video. DDR3 is old but it's not obsolete. If you have a DDR3 motherboard and processor, you shouldn't ditch it and buy a completely new package. Ddr5, is starting to make its way onto the market. Stick with DDR3 for now and when the latest gens price drops go with that. There's no need to upgrade you motherboard and processor if it's working fine in the time being.

[@chowdermonkey6289]

you deserve way more subscribers than this I've basically made my PC from your videos thank you so much.

[@witchmaster4671]

I just got my trident z neo 4x8 3600 kit it’s amazing!

[@scharkalvin]

Upgrading an existing motherboard to use DDR4 memory instead of DDR3 is more of a complete rebuild of the system. You WILL have to replace the CPU as well since the memory controller for either DDR3 or DDR4 is usually part of the processor. Even older memory tech (DDR, and DDR2) had the memory controller on the chipset. Replacing the motherboard on a computer you built might be a drop in replacement, but if you have a factory built PC (IE: Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc) it's likely that the connectors between the motherboard and the case (for power switch, LEDs, Audio and USB jacks, etc) may not be standard and you would have to rewire them to fit an OEM motherboard that you could buy. You might also have to replace the power supply, and disk drives if the old computer was using IDE, newer motherboards only use SATA or even M.2 disks. DDR3 memory is STILL available, and upgrading here is still possible. BUT it is a short term upgrade as eventually the rest of your system will become obsolete and no longer supported by newer versions of Windows. If you are running Linux, or even BSD, this won't be a problem, Linux still supports older computers as far back as those with 80486 processors (depends on which distro, but Debian still does).

[@KhoiBoa]

DDR4 no brainer. 16gb Minimum ( 8 is not enough anymore ).

[@jamyaevans3583]

Oh my gosh. This video is amazing y’all yay bc my new laptop (Dell Inspiron 15 3593) is on the way, I’m about to be a freshman in college, if COVID permits, and I wanted to upgrade it, and I heard something about “RAM”. So I’m like ok let me research RAM. Video is fluid, great transitioning, very clear for a noob like me :) thanks 😌

[@TaeInfinite]

Thank you so much! Makes so much sense now.

[@fwfeo]

That was very thorough and detailed. Thanks for the help! ❤️

[@srinivasyerraguntla3114]

Well made video!

[@MonstrumReborn]

Dam... I want 64 Gb... AND 32 IS A BIT MUCH?! XD

[@Glazovikovirizatel]

Thanks, great info!

[@senditall152]

Very good explanation.

[@javierpacheco4566]

Awesome! Thank you for the video! B)

[@tammyb1249]

Yeah just make sure you have the right model, version, timing and the moon phase is correct when you buy ram for your AMD system

[@pafnutemusic3164]

for example what rams should i buy for a 3900xt amd ryzen ? i am confused ? :)) what kind of rams i mean what cl what timming what frequency ? can someone be more explicit ?

[@robmr17]

Greeeeeaaat guide, thanks

[@christophermclean7580]

Extremely helpful.

[@christophermclean7580]

Thank you.

[@Raicandy]

Wow a video that is full of tips that were true in 2010 but not today anymore.

[@spaceeggs1190]

6:51 he's not even holding the n64 controller right smh

[@rogersnick17]

Thank you soooo much.

[@divossam1693]

Thanks It is indeed helpful😁😁😁😁

[@Romerro1]

great video

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

I still use an I7 4790 and DDR3 and it is more than enough to run the latest games if paired with a decent mid to high end GPU.

[@studylife01]

thank you !

[@amiraboodi2075]

Thanks 🙏👍.

[@onioncontrol]

Assuming you have even a modest amount of decent ram it won't affect gaming very much. The biggest factor in gaming performance is your video card.

[@jjtb7300]

The MHz for ddr4-3200 Is 1600mhz and the ddr in ddr4 stands for Double Data Rate and that means that the ram data rate is 2x the MHz and qdr is 4x the data rate

[@jjtb7300]

7:50 you can’t all ways upgrade ram for 16gb to 32gb you may not have ram slots left eg you may have 2 slots and both my be used with 8gb You may have 4 slots with 4gb each so keep that in mind and triple check compatibility

[@jjtb7300]

Ram channels are not just slots most cpu can have 2 ram sticks per channel but if you cpu can use duel channel and has 2 slots you will run in duel channel but if you cpu can use duel channel and has 4 slots it will run in duel channel with 2 or 4 ram sticks but if you use just 2 ram sticks you will need to have them in the right slots to use duel channel

[@jjtb7300]

Most of the time you can run mismatched ram if you run it at the slowest of the sticks rated speed and all mismatched ram sticks will be able to run at JEDEC min spec which makes the base specs for all company’s to follow

[@jjtb7300]

Ram latency can be more important then raw speed but the speed and timing make up the latency and cas latency that was mentioned is a timing but there a more then just cas latency some ram specs have a string of numbers such as 14-14-14-38 those a the primary timing but there a a lot of them but those are some of the important ones

[@jjtb7300]

The capacity of ram make no difference form 16gb to 32gb to 64gb if 16bg was all you need

[@TheSmileysCrew]

Think of it as your Minecraft inventory. ram is your hot bar and ssd’s and hdd’s are your inventory.

[@mikeodee1164]

all i have is 8gb of ram my one game has lag once in a while i used the program rammap and with this program i cleared the cache in my ram adn now my computer has no more lag at all works great

[@sbg4422]

@7:13 Lol I like how the guy gaming flicks off the screen when he kills the AI lol

[@CollectedHappy3]

7:40 the way she's using the controller. T-T

[@KnuckleHunkybuck]

She's having a seizure.

[@27bktd]

My Favorite E-Girl

[@MacHineJXD]

GAMER girl

[@SoraAoi95]

You keep using that word and I don't think it means what you think it means

[@27bktd]

@@SoraAoi95 im glad u saw my comment again, will u explain what it means plz

[@deluxesofa]

Rattpack 301 just check on the internet man don't waste your time what that idiot girl

[@27bktd]

Yall speak K-PoP

[@calhealy9473]

Hi. I have a Dell Precision T3500 server that I want to use for gaming. What is the best RAM for this system?

[@nikimajsa9824]

"Of course you don't have to memorise any of this..." *me studying for compTIA A+ exam: "Yes, I believe I do!"

[@corbenikgaming7688]

i go to the system summary and i still don't see where it talks about what motherboard i have lol

[@abubakrahmed9595]

nice vid

[@goham8484]

I have a new computer with 8g ram trying to upgrade to 16. Should I buy another 8g of the same brand or go with a new set of 16g? Dumb question probably but I know nothing.

[@someoneanother3174]

If you have to memory slot, you have to buy another 8gb but if you have one memory slot you'll buy th 16gb

[@clemmie4]

5:03 you meant enter the realm of The Glorious PCMasterRace?

[@KhawChing]

"You want Dimm memory for your desktop PC's where as you should be looking for sodimm memory if your looking to upgrade your PC with more RAM." I'm probably late to this but I think you meant to say "laptop PC" for the second part.

[@jfs5873]

I'm about to say the gamer word

[@poopsniffer4436]

What is that?

[@CthRage8946]

I disagree that you should only watch the DDR format. Chipsets of the motherboards support only a specific type of DDR memory at certain MHz speeds. Each of those motherboards has a limit. Even if your RAM is at this MHz, you shouldn't exceed the limits of the motherboards because this causes overheating.

[@naturaltunes3444]

What are good brands to buy 8 gb ram (2x4)

[@brettutley9069]

You also need frequency compatibility so on big important factors they totally left out

[@brettutley9069]

Like if it 3100 or 3800

[@mont9150]

Yes i want to find this actually

[@Chris-gn5us]

6:21 me when i die in hardcore

[@rocketboyjv5474]

You're restating of when to get which type of ram was very weak. The point was desktop vs laptop but you mentioned pc instead of laptop specifically.

[@deluxesofa]

What do you mean how to choose the right DDR it's a stupid question everyone will take DDR4

[@Rainbow__cookie]

Yeah also ddr3 is still good you have cpus that's still good in 2019 that uses ddr3 We have Intel cpus and phenom are also good no fx... fx sucks

[@deluxesofa]

Emerald Blaze well its people choice after all but if someone asked you what is the best DRR Ram you wouldn't tell him a DDR 3 ram and he will be complaining in some days why is it slow incase he is a professional content editor and maker

[@mirshia5248]

laptop ram can fit into a desktop via an adapter

[@Rainbow__cookie]

Yeah you can Linus did a video about it

[@youranonymous931]

doesn't always work though, it can cause problems. Linus did a video on this to show the trouble he had to go through.

[@youranonymous931]

doesn't always work though, it can cause problems. Linus did a video on this to show the trouble he had to go through.

[@kostis6]

Thanks. Just please try not to make a 24fps footage to slow motion unless you use DavinciResolve for video editing

[@mysticniradyt]

4:13 is probably why you’re all here

[@diaconus1423]

Any notable differences in critical attributes for music production/sound engineering builds vs gaming pc’s? Even something like capacity

[@o.b.9781]

Update: There's DDR5 now too :)

[@SpiritualSpectrum]

Any videos explaining Snow Bell Ram?

[@leonardorequena4122]

i got a b450 tomahawk any ram suggestions? thinking of replacing my old ram

[@sjsiemka]

7:12 This clip right here ☠

[@hernanigomes8392]

i bought an i5 9400f gtx 1660 super 8gb ram ddr4 2666mhz pc, but i'm getting another 8gb ram ddr4 but 2400mhz. will my performance get better with 16gb running at 2400mhz or should i keep half the ram but on the higher frequency?

[@Flo8770]

2:39 😂

[@tamaninesauc]

1:28 - GPU doesnt need system ram it has it’s own VRAM…. this already is giving off “the verge” vibes

[@kanamala]

do you guys have a video on how to pick a motherboard?

[@achilles2.0314]

I literally can't find what kinda RAM or motherboard i have through the sytem info settings, i just want more RAM man🥴

[@deibias79]

use cpu-z

[@prasadvoak]

Hi. with a command line wmic memorychip get devicelocator, manufacturer, partnumber I get make and part number of memory card in my PC. Now can I buy memory using the make, part number and simply insert in the memory slot or have I to check anything else. Kindly reply.

[@Oblivion7296]

The kid at 7:15 LMFAOOO

[@itsslam1441]

click at 7:11 i busted out laughing

[@Spooky585]

I have 80 something gigs lol, I just found it in my dads old pc

[@henrylynn3777]

i got 6 slots for ram lol

[@roccoVAL]

he says simple but the video is like 15min long lol

[@teachandfunnstuff3127]

Ikr

[@coolnessmortezchannel9216]

Well the new RTX 3070 will use in gddr 6 ram not using your actual ram so you will be running smooth with just 8gb

[@yusufahmed2233]

What a lovely voice! I can listen to her all day!

[@burntt999]

nice video.. but i suppose i need the video thats not for people that just want to play games.

[@noahsark3885]

awesome

[@kazumakujo6986]

32 GB ram is recomended. Because chrome shall be ready to eat more ram

[@poopsniffer4436]

I’m thinking about switching to PC from console. I’ll keep that in mind 😄

[@biscuitecapitanu]

how can i know what profile of ram to buy because on the website it says "Profile type" Plug N Play,Intel XMP,AMD EXPO

[@sasproductions701]

im stuck at finding the information about what slots do i put my ram sticks. i keep seeing slot 2 and 4, when my sticks are in slot 1 and 3. ive tried 2 and 4 and pc doesnt start up. so how is slot 2 and 4 the norm when mine doesnt work like that. i have 2x4gb fury hyper x ram. ddr4. ive had my ram in slots 1 and 3 for years and its been fine. im now on a new build and wanted to know. wait u need a new video theres DDR5 now lol 16gb ram is over kill 4 years ago lol i could only afford the 2x16gb for now

[@MercyDinero]

Im not understand which one is supposed yo show whoch motherboard i have what is the name under

[@MarcDufresneosorusrex]

hello, simple question ; what would you do with a 2012 laptop memory; 4gyg in it but you get a 2gyg so-dimm memory stick, do you put it in or would it run slower? thank you ver much

[@ShadowGunner1]

Does more ram help with streaming. I have ddr4 16gb but stream gets choppy would adding more ram help?

[@titanenzubber3778]

Yes it does especially if your streaming program is heavy look in the task manager for info

[@ShadowGunner1]

@@titanenzubber3778 thank you😊

[@sanashams322]

Dcs world requires 32gb ram

[@eden4949]

2bad my CPU cooler covers one RAM slot 🥲