CAS2 vs. CAS3

[psyched]

ok .. what is this CAS2 and CAS3 when speaking about RAM. Oh boy do i feel dumb asking this, i have a feeling the answer is soo obvious

 

[Informant X]

The latency it takes the ram to reply to a request for data.

 

[Quaggoth]

Memory is laid out like a spreadsheet. CAS stands for columb (sp?)access strobe. There is also a RAS, or row access strobe.

 

[WildeBeast]

In case it isn't clear, Cas-2 is better but sometimes the ram will overclock (run at a higher FSB) better at cas-3. That is about all I know.

 

[ProJecTX1]

Cas2 is always better... Going form Cas3 to Cas2 gave me a 15 FPS increase!

 

[joinT]

does CAS 2 tax the ram in any way ??

 

[LXi]

<<does CAS 2 tax the ram in any way ??>>

It'll prevent you from reaching higher MHz speed. For some RAM, a bit of stability will be lost, but higher quality RAMs dont have that problem.

 

[Biggs]

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