Hi there,
I did a quick Windows live search on "cas latency" and got three very
good sources of information right at the top of the list. The first was
wikipedia's article which is very informative and and resides here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_latency
Here is a technical article which examines various memory timings and
explains them quite well:
http://www.dewassoc.com/performance/memory/cas_latency.htm
Here's a short and sweet explanation of cas latency and recommentdations
on what to buy depending on your computing environment:
http://www.corsairmemory.com/_appnotes/Ram_Guy_CAS_Latency.pdf
Hope this helps! Ray Parrish
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> I am looking at memory for my next build. My motherboard (Elitegroup G31T-M)
> has two slots for a total of 4gig so I'm looking at dual 2gig 800 MHz, pc
> 6400 sets. The prices aren't different enough to effect my choice based on cost
> but I see cas latency ranging from 4 to 7 and a wide variety of timing
> specs. I don't have much of an understanding of these ratings so I'm hoping to get
> some insight into what would be best for a computer running xp (I'm thinking
> of using 64 bit) used for gaming, video editing and 3-D Cad. Also eventually
> plan to install software for learning CGI production.
> This mobo supports a wide variety of processors and though I will start
> with a dual core P4, it will eventually upgrade to quad core.
>
> TIA
> -Phil Williams-
>
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