3XS Core 4060 RGB Gaming Tower – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, AMD Ryzen™ 5, 1TB SSD – Black

Operating systems are essential for making your computer tick along smoothly, looking after jobs like managing files, running apps, and connecting with any external devices. They keep everything running seamlessly and working together, so you can focus on what’s really important – your growing to-do list.

Your computer’s short-term memory is also known as RAM. It stores all the info that your apps need to work properly when you launch them. If you just want to send emails or do some shopping online, you won’t need as much – 4GB of RAM is enough to handle the basics, while 8GB is ideal for multitasking. But for more demanding apps and games you’ll want 16GB or 32GB of RAM, while 64GB and up is usually only needed for professional video editing and 3D modelling work. Apple also has their own type of RAM called Unified Memory that lets the processor and graphics card access the same resources for a more streamlined experience.