Lowering the gameplay resolution will (should) speed up the FPS (frames per second) and thus makes the whole experience more "fluid" - if a bit uglier at the same time

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Sorry to bother you again, but exactly what are the benefits of upgrading the RAM when it comes to 1) computer performance and speed and 2) gaming

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One of the benefits of RAM over hard drive, is that reading and writing to a hard drive is an electrocal/mechanical operaton. Whereas, the same operation to RAM is solely electrical. This makes the operation extremely faster. When the available RAM space is filled, Windows uses available space on the hard drive. The more RAM you have the less Wndows has to read/write to the hard drive. Your CPU and Windows will dictate how much RAM can be installed.

Also, the hard drive surface is subject to wearing out (going bad) to a much greater degree than RAM is.

Hope that helps.