A Beginners Guide: Upgrading Your PC's RAM

First time upgrading or installing RAM into your PC? You'll be happy to hear the physical removal and installation process is super easy and in this video that is the first thing I go over. When upgrading your RAM or even purchasing RAM for a new PC build there are some things that are important to know and take into consideration. In this video I cover the most important things I've learned over the past 15 years that I've been building PC's for myself, friends and family members to help you upgrade your PC's RAM like a pro. If you follow the tips I share in this video your RAM upgrading, removal and installation adventure will be a smooth and successful one. Thanks for watching and enjoy your new upgrade.

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0:00 – intro
0:22 – the first steps
1:33 – how to remove RAM modules
2:03 – how to install RAM modules
2:58 – 2, 4 & 8 DIMM slot motherboards
3:30 – Single Channel or Dual Channel?
4:10 – running your RAM in Dual Channel
4:41 – using 1 stick of RAM only
4:57 – tips for adding more RAM to your system
7:12 – tips for upgrading your RAM
7:40 – determine your RAM type (DDR3, DDR4, DDR5)
8:40 – How much RAM should I buy?
9:01 – What speed of RAM should I buy?
10:00 – check your motherboards memory support list a.k.a. QVL
10:51 – my first PC building experience
11:56 – Thanks for Watching! Like, Share, Comment & Subscribe! :)

Music in this video - "Apolllo" by Patrick Patrikios from the YouTube Creator Studio Music Library

[Maraksot]

Wanna skip to a particular part of the video? Use the Time Stamps. :)

Time Stamps

0:00 – intro
0:22 – the first steps
1:33 – how to remove RAM modules
2:03 – how to install RAM modules
2:58 – 2, 4 & 8 DIMM slot motherboards
3:30 – Single Channel or Dual Channel?
4:10 – running your RAM in Dual Channel
4:41 – using 1 stick of RAM only
4:57 – tips for adding more RAM to your system
7:12 – tips for upgrading your RAM
7:40 – determine your RAM type (DDR3, DDR4, DDR5)
8:40 – How much RAM should I buy?
9:01 – What speed of RAM should I buy?
10:00 – check your motherboards memory support list a.k.a. QVL
10:51 – my first PC building experience
11:56 – Thanks for Watching! Like, Share, Comment & Subscribe! :)

[joellsoares]

No adds... No clickbait.. Tells you when to skip videos if that iformation is not for you...
Subscribed!

[albertarbelo]

This was the best video to show my mom why she needs to let me upgrade her pc. Thank you.

[americansun]

I've been a console guy my whole life MAINLY because whenever I looked at gaming PC's I saw a bunch of numbers, and abbreviations that confused the heck out of me, and I was worried about maintenance and upgrading parts etc. ! Finally took the plunge and got one despite my technical knowledge of a potato. This video helped a LOT!

[Gizs.]

I used 4g ram for a while I noticed it wasn't raming me hard enough so I got 32g it rams me so hard now

[NibbleB]

you don't install more ram, you download it. *Everybody knows that*

[karlabad]

Since you have 2 monitors and a pc with lights on it in the background, it automatically means you are an expert on this. I trust you.

[darkslayer]

i want to upgrade my ram on a pre-built pc, i needed some more information about pc ram (how it works etc) and how you upgrade it. you've basically told everything that i needed to know, thanks!

[maxeisert]

Instructional video. However, it is not always so easy to find (years later) a RAM brand & type which was tested by the manufacturer of your motherboard. Also keep in mind that the dimensions of your new RAM can vary with the dimensions of your existing RAM meaning that you must look very carefully to your motherboard layout to make sure the new RAM fits into the slots (and is not obstructed by - for instance - the cooling fan on your processor).

[MrDerpMadChannel]

It is very uncommon to found youtubers that very thoughtful of their viewers, and from this video I could feel your sincerity in sharing your knowledge to your viewers. I had just bought new RAM sticks and actually only looking on steps to replace them but end up watching the video until end.

Thank you for your video, and I like your positive attitude! Keep it up and have a good day too!

[itsprod.]

Dude I always get nervous installing GPUs and RAM since I have to apply pressure to it lol

[TransSanitizer]

I'm just now starting to learn about PC's since I bought a pre-built a few months ago. This video was extremely helpful. I learned that one of my RAM sticks was not clicked in all the way since I bought it, therefore giving leaving me only on the single channel. I would probably have never known if it wasn't for me watching this. PC runs MUCH smoother now so thanks!

[grim]

I was looking into upgrading my RAM and had so many questions, watched this and you seemed to have read my mind because you've answered each one! Thank you for the detailed information on how to install and what to look out for without overexplaining. Def subbed!

[lolatyourface]

This was very helpful and easy to follow, thank you for making life easy for a PC newbie 👌🏻

[chaldo_mike]

This vid made my decision so much easier. I'm a total newbie and this answered my question in a few minutes but this vid was so concise and informational I couldn't help but fully watch. Thanks for the great tutorial!

[Regnier]

Came back to this as I finally got around to upgrading my ram and everything went smoothly. Thank you for this video

[smokedprune]

I honestly came here just for the how to put it in and where to put it in but then I just for some reason stayed until the end and am glad I did

[fuzzy]

This is the exact... I mean exact video I was looking for and need. You hit all the points I wanted. Excellent for a new builder. Thank you very much! Instant sub!

Do you have/can you make a vid on the basics of Bios? I’m really worried about going in and messing something up but I want to learn. Need a beginner vid!

Thx again. Great content!

[justagenosfan]

maraksot: 8 gb is least ram you should have
me watching this with 3.6 gb of ram:

[xazz]

I'm replacing some RAM that got corrupted and my friend who's better at this than me sent me your video to help me replace things right. Very helpful