a quick memory can be really useful for lots of things whether you're trying to
find your way to a restaurant sing along to that song at a karaoke bar or
remember who won the presidential election in 1880 because you've got 50
bucks on the line at a trivia game or
something anyway but what about having quick memory in your computer although
knowing how much memory to put in your PC is usually pretty straightforward the
topic of memory speed is is more of a
mystery so how much then does it actually matter well it helps to know
what those numbers on your memory modules mean similarly to your CPU all
RAM or Random Access Memory has a clock speed which corresponds to how much data
throughput it can handle each second but in addition to clock speed memory also
has timings which are typically expressed as a string of numbers like
999 24 these numbers are measures of
latency which in this case is the number
of those clock cycles per second that it
takes for your RAM to do things like access certain pieces of data so shorter
timings will mean faster performance so
together the clock speed and the timings will determine exactly how fast your RAM
will operate and like with a CPU or a
video card you can also overclock your RAM by cranking up the megahertz and
giving it a little bit more voltage but
unlike processor overclocking which typically gives small but noticeable
performance gains getting the fastest memory possible for your system is often
dismissed as a waste of money by many
enthusiasts but why would that be then I mean isn't faster always better when it
comes to computer components the short answer is yes but in the real world
faster RAM typically will only give you very very small performance boosts that
you probably won't be able to notice unless you're using very specialized
benchmarking software you see modern memory has lots of bandwidth and can
often handle more data flowing in and out than many programs are anywhere near
capable of using so similarly to how you usually won't get more FPS in your games
by plugging your graphics card into a faster PCI Express lot spending more
money on topend memory won't usually translate to noticeable improvements in
your programs but as with most things in the computer World there are exceptions
to the rule and faster memory can be very useful in certain situations on the
server side of things you can use it as a cache so you can take data that's on
your main storage and make it so it can be accessed much much faster you can
learn more about that here or you can use it for many many virtual computers
all at the same time so even if each of them only requires a fraction of the
bandwidth between them all they can use nearly Limitless amounts of memory
bandwidth that's called virtualization and you can learn more about that here
on the desktop side of things though the examples are fewer and further between
but they're definitely are some like for example if you're running one of AMD's
Apu processors because onboard Graphics
use your main system memory as video RAM
unlike a discrete graphics card which has its own separate RAM on the board
there's a lot more information going to and from your system memory when you're
gaming so faster memory can give a real
boost in your frame rates with that said if you aren't running an APU it's
usually a better idea to focus your money on things other than raw speed
when buying memory such as buying from a reputable brand with a good warranty
because lower quality RAM can cause lots of inexplicable errors that can leave
you tearing your hair out when you're trying to figure out what the heck is wrong WR with your rig even buying
aesthetically pleasing RAM modules that fit in well with the rest of your
computer is in my opinion a better idea than going for the highest possible
speed so then unless you're buying the slowest most Bargain Basement memory you
can find you probably won't have to worry too much about RAM speeds that is
to say unless you're trying to shoot for some kind of an overclocking record in
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