To the surprise of no one, running a PC without system RAM is not the solution to the memory crisis—but hey, you…
An investigation explored the possibility of running a PC without system RAM, demonstrating that while technically possible with extreme modifications like using swap space or graphics card VRAM, the resulting performance is unacceptably slow for modern computing and gaming. The experiments ultimately highlight the critical role of DRAM in a functional computer system.
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- Company: PC Gamer
- Game: Portal 2
- Company: YouTube
- Topic: System Memory
- Topic: Computer Hardware
- Platform: PC
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