Ram specs

[Shockwave]

Is there a noticable difference between CAS2 and CAS3? Is it worth the extra cost to get high quality ram or will average stuff work? What about for overclocking?

 

[Shockwave]

Sorry, let me clarify!! I'm getting PC133 128 meg ram for a Abit KT7-Raid motherboard, IBM 75GXP HD, Thunderbird 800....Will using CAS3 cause a noticeable delay in my system?

 

[AMB]

No, not a big difference, alhough, getting high quality RAM is always a good idea (curcial, micron)

My CAS 3 Crucial PC133 can run at CAS 2 with no problems

 

[Ulysses]

The difference in performance between running RAM @ CAS/RAS BIOS settings of 2-2-2 vs. 3-3-3 is about 3%, or the equivalent of around 20-30 MHz. This is per a memory article of AnandTech's and another article I saw earlier this year. That small a difference is not noticeable to most people, I believe. It might be better to have more RAM than RAM with a lower latency.