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Amir is a PharmD student who loves technology and games. He enjoys building and optimizing his own PC and staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in hardware technology. Amir's been writing ...

What's the most important component in a computer? It's a toss-up between CPUs, graphics cards, hard drives/solid-state drives, and RAM. But what's the most useful computer component? The answer is ...