Today at Testfreaks we ponder the question — how much RAM is too much? During the days of Windows XP two gigabytes was considered a boatload of memory; as Windows Vista made its way onto the scene, 4 gigs became the standard. With the recent release of Windows 7 more people are adopting 64 …

When the Corei5 and the Corei7 came out we quickly realized that our DDR3 wasn’t going to work anymore with the new CPUs because of the lower voltage requirements, so we had to go and buy low voltage ram for our new systems. You’ve got plenty of choices out there when it comes to …

When Intel introduced the Core i7 processor they raised the memory stakes by implementing triple channel memory capability. Instead of two matched pairs of memory sticks, the new x58 motherboards can use matched memory sticks in sets of three. Kingston, known for their acclaimed HyperX memory line have released the …

DDR2 is fading rapidly, especially with the introduction of the Core i7 architecture, there’s now more reason than ever to make the upgrade to a DDR3 board. With the introduction of the Core i7, this likely means that …

DDR3 is here to stay, but it doesn’t seem to be making much headway into the market really, it’s been around for a while but yet not as many people have adopted it as they did with DDR2 when it first came out. one of the reasons is that there really isn’t that much of …