Gadgetory

so you've bought some shiny new Ram sticks for your computer you make sure that they're the right speed and they're the right voltage and even paid extra for that SiC RGB lighting bro but when you furiously rip off the packaging and are just about to insert the modules into your motherboard you notice a strange sequence of numbers on the stickers and start wondering what those mean is there some crucial specification you've missed before buying your Rams these numbers here are called memory timings and they are one of the factors that determine the performance of a dram module but how does that work doesn't Ram frequency and megahertz already tell us how fast it goes not quite well the clock speed can tell us how much data your RAM can send and receive per second it doesn't tell us anything about latency the delay between operations which you can learn more about up here that is where timings come in they give you information about how quickly memory can be accessed before the data starts flying around let's start with the first number in the string this is called cache latency this is the time it takes for the RAM module to start responding to a request for data measured in clock cycles in general this means that a lower caste latency is better but because different Ram modules run at different clock speeds you have to consider them together with the frequency to find the total real-world latency in nanoseconds using this formula so check this out slower clocks Ram can effectively be quicker if it has a lower caste latency something to keep in mind when buying your memory though remember your speed is still going to be more important generally speaking but what about those other numbers the second is a mouthfull row address two column address delay or TRC D you see Ram is set up in a grid and your computer needs to access a particular row before finding which column of that row has the piece of data that it wants so this number expresses the small delay between row and column access the third number is row pre-charge time or TRP referring to the latency involved in opening a new row and the fourth is row active time or tra s the minimum number of clock cycles that a row must stay open to ensure the data is read or written properly that's why this one is longer than your other timings and how does all of this affect the way that you configure your RAM modules when you first slot them into your motherboard most modern biases will have a pre-loaded XMP profile that you can enable to ensure that these modules are running at their rated speed voltage and timings but if you want to get the fastest speeds possible you can actually lower or tighten your timings then run a stress test like mem test 86 plus to validate that your changes aren't causing any system instability I would recommend changing each of the first three numbers by an increment of 1 and then validating in between perhaps giving your RAM or memory controller a bit more voltage of things look unstable but to be sure check Intel or AMD s recommended voltages to make sure you're not going too high once you've done that adjusts your key Ras accordingly and you're pretty much done once your RAM is stable although it's been a while since tightening timings has given a noticeable real-world performance boost in most applications early reports are indicating that Ram speeds matter far more with AMD's new rise and chips than on the Intel side so if you really want to dive into the world of enthusiasts tinkering and you've got a rising base system you might want to give adjusting your timings a shot at the very least it'll be something else to experiment with if you've ever gotten tired with playing with the RGB effects on your computer tunnel Bayer VPN lets you tunnel to 20 different countries allowing you to browse the internet and use online services as if you are in a different country they have easy-to-use apps for iOS Android PC and Mac and they also have a Chrome 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