System requirements are always changing, with what was once the recommended amount of RAM to play a game slowly but surely becoming the minimum. And that’s to say nothing of more demanding tasks, like photo and video editing or, well, Chrome tabs. A lack of RAM could be the source of any performance bottleneck you may have, as your gaming PC or laptop struggles to juggle applications on your subpar memory capacity.
While it’s not as exciting as picking the best graphics card or best gaming CPU, making sure you have sufficient system memory is essential for putting together the best gaming PC build. And with AMD and Intel’s latest processors supporting even higher memory frequencies, you’ll need to pick out your RAM carefully if you’re building a brand new rig, as RAM with higher frequency could boost fps in some games.
We’ve put together a list of our favourite RAM modules for both AMD and Intel platforms, factoring in budget and use. And if you want RGB invading yet another corner of your gaming world, we’ve got you covered.
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