So, you have picked all of the components for your new gaming rig and you have your AORUS C300 GLASS case ready to go but there is one piece of the puzzle left, the RAM, but this is where some confusion starts to set in. Picking your GPU and motherboard was the easy part, but with so many RAM choices available it’s hard to know which one to buy. This is where the questions start. What RAM should I buy? How much RAM do I need, or more specifically, how much RAM do I need for gaming?

One of the most well-known components inside of a computer is the hard drive. It is responsible for storing our data but it also does much more than that. With the ever-changing technology behind hard drive storage we have seen new storage devices scream into the forefront and become one of the greatest factors that affect the performance of a gaming PC. The solid state drive, or SSD, has become key piece of computing hardware, but what is an SSD and what is hard drive storage exactly?

RAM, also known as computer memory, is one of the most important components in your computer. Without it your computer would not be able to function correctly and playing the latest games would most certainly be impossible. RAM is one of those things that people know they need, but they don’t often know exactly why they need it. This then raises the question, what is RAM?