So you know how to upgrade

RAM comes in a variety of types, capacities, speeds, and brands. If you ever want to upgrade your RAM or check to see if your system meets certain minimum requirements, you’ll need to check the type of RAM in your PC. While the jargon and numbers may seem daunting at first, it’s actually quite simple to determine what RAM your system is equipped with.

Before we get into the details of how to check what type of RAM your computer is equipped with, it’s important to make sure we’re all on the same page. RAM, or Random Access Memory, is a special type of very fast computer storage.

It’s different from your hard drive, which is relatively slow and non-volatile. That is, your hard drive doesn’t lose its data when the power is turned off. RAM, on the other hand, is volatile, which, as you’ve probably guessed, means that its data disappears when the electrons stop flowing.