Computers are evolving by leaps and bounds and we are getting closer to super home computers because as applications become more demanding, the hardware also needs more power. And thanks to a BIOS update for motherboards with chipsets Intel700 Yes 600 of MSIwe can see how memory support is listed DDR5 RAMhaving a maximum capacity of 256 GB.
Currently we can see how the highest capacity personal computers RAM They can reach up to 64 GB, being in some cases excessive for people who do not use several applications that consume a lot at the same time. But like everything, this is not the end, since it is really the beginning, and we can see how, as for the rest of the components, the integrations to use memory RAM are increasing, allowing us in this case to reach the 256 GB on motherboards with Intel chipsets.
Why does this 256 GB of RAM only work with Intel?
As we stated previously, so far it has only been possible to see that the technology that supports this amount of RAM It can only be used with Intel 700 and 600 chipsets, so it is currently only available on motherboards compatible with these chipsets. This implies that obviously for the moment, we will only be able to have this amount of RAM on motherboards integrating Intel processors compatible with these circuit sets.
Although in the end we see that it is closer than we might think, so it would not be strange that in a few months we see how all the motherboards of the main assemblers are updated allowing this type of support. Anyway, we all know it RAM memory This is excessive and can cause more problems than the benefits it can bring, so at the moment, although it can be used, it is generally not advisable to do so.
It’s necessary?
As we indicated previously, no, it is absolutely not necessary to use such a large amount of RAM in a computer oriented towards domestic tasks, because currently there is nothing that makes our computer consume so much. Since in the end this would involve opening a large number of applications at the same time, and obviously using them, mainly because there are certain applications which, upon detecting that they are in the background, consume a smaller amount of resources, as may be the case with some video games.
But that’s not all, because if the only problem was the fact that it offers more than we need, that wouldn’t be a big argument against it either, but it’s clear that it’s not not the only reason we know it’s not profitable. And the problem actually lies in the physical and economic capacity available to our computer and ourselves, since as we well know, the modules RAM They’re not exactly cheap or small, since each module has to take up a space. slot, so that in the end, it would be necessary to purchase four modules of 64 GB each one to be able to reach the maximum that allows us.
This is currently a problem, because each module can cost us a lot of money, and we would also have to put them all in, preventing good air circulation, so we would also have to add the problem of cooling.
