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Andy Edser

To the surprise of no one, running a PC without system RAM is not the solution to the memory crisis—but hey, you can always force Snake to run in the BIOS

As the ongoing memory crisis continues to make DRAM unaffordable for the majority of us, I'd imagine many are choosing to hold onto what they've got. But can you run a PC with no system memory at all? That's the question that YouTube channel PortalRunner has been investigating, and the answer is...

No, not really. After realising that a new editing server would require considerable amounts of both SSD storage and DDR5 RAM, PortalRunner began by attempting to lower the initial DRAM loadout of a machine to its minimum point.

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