first time O/C need help

SCUBA

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i got PIII 800eb with a asus CUSL2
i have a clear view of how to O/C the cpu
133mhz by 6 and the voltage 1.8
but what kind of ram should i get
133mhz or 100mhz and why?
and what is CAS2 and CAS3 thing what dose it stands for
i mean am lost with the ram i dont know what to do
pls help me out
 

Grendel99

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Get PC133 Cas2 ram. Cas refers to the memory timins, the lower being better. PC133 is ram at 133mhz, as PC100 is ram at 100 mhz.
 

SCUBA

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i know that
but i heard that the O/C sys wont work if the pc133 ram was on CAS2
why is that?
 

CTho9305

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THe advantage of pc133 cas2 is that if you reach high bus speeds and the ram can't take it (140s-150s) you can set it at cas3 and it should handle some extra mhz