RAM comes in the form of sticks or small circuit boards with chips that plug into your PC motherboard.

If you arent sure what your RAM situation is, start bychecking out how much RAM you have.

you’ve got the option to thendetermine if you have enough RAMor if you need more.

An open computer case with hands holding cables to perform an upgrade.

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Your operating system should be installed on your fastest drive for the best performance.

Hybrid drives also provide a good balance of speed and storage size if you cant afford a large SSD.

Youll then need tocompare the processorsto see if the performance increase would be worth the investment.

you’re free to alsotweak Windows 10 to make it fasterif you havent yet upgraded.

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