Alarming number of PCs are teetering on the edge of the ‘memory cliff’

By Darren Allan

According to new research from memory specialists Crucial, a quarter of folks in the UK have a PC which has reached what the firm calls the ‘memory cliff’ – the point where the computer is hugely slowed down, or completely falls over, crashing down onto the rocky crags below.

To be precise, Crucial’s survey found that 24% of Brits have a machine on the memory precipice, the specific definition of which is the point where the PC “is at risk of falling into the danger zone and slowing down drastically”.

While Crucial’s number deal with UK machines, it’s likely there’s a similar pattern worldwide. Crucial’s warnings – and advice – about the memory cliff and how to avoid it, are also relevant no matter where you live.

RAM warnings

Crucial has made a handy diagram showing exactly where the danger areas lie depending on the PC’s amount of system memory, which you can check out below.

The essence of the findings is that computers with smaller amounts of RAM get bogged down quicker, as every megabyte of memory used by a program represents a bigger slice of the machine’s total capacity (not forgetting that system overheads will have a bigger impact on a smaller …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components