Myth 5 : You can experience higher levels of gaming Godliness if you use our XXX-certified PC2-YYYY memory modules with titanium/gold/silver-plated heatspreaders and LED lights!

I have nothing against such features because they do cater a certain segment of PC enthusiasts but it does NOT improve/enhance your gaming performance unless :

1. You intend to overclock and overvolt the memory modules and you know what you’re doing because you can kill the memory modules at those uber-1337 clock speeds if you do not cool them properly.
    
2. You are into case modding, where bling-bling LEDs can really enhance the look of your case, together with your neon lamps and UV effects. Otherwise, those LEDs will be playing to an empty house.

If you are neither into overclocking nor case modding but still want to improve your system's performance, there's no need to buy such expensive memory modules, especially if their main selling point is that they are rated by XXX or YYY company. Just add MORE memory. Any hardware enthusiasts can tell you that more memory is always better than faster memory.

The only caveat is that if you are using a 32-bit operating system, then it can support only about 3GB of memory. To support more memory, you will need to upgrade to a 64-bit operating system.

Myth 6 : Our LCD monitor has better specifications, so it will look better than the competition.

While LCD specifications are a useful guide, they do not tell the whole story. Like it or not, our perceptions differ from one person to another. What looks great to someone may not look good to you. As you will be staring at the monitor for hours, it would be a good idea to visually eyeball it before you decide to buy. Make sure the colour, brightness, response time and viewing angles are all what you expect from it.

Now, it may be a good idea to ask those who are already using the monitor for their opinions. However, you must not merely take their opinions at face value. No matter what reviews or feedback you read, always make sure you check out the monitor yourself. Remember, what you may consider important may not be important to other users.

For example, gamers might not mind TN (Twisted Nematic) panels which offer fast response times in exchange for poorer colour resolution and narrower viewing angles, but a graphics artist would definitely protest. It all depends on what you intend to use the monitor for. Armchair debating the specifications may be entertaining, but it's not going to help you buy the monitor you want. You absolutely must eyeball the monitor.