Still trying to understand RAM

[bluntside]

I am hearing things about CAS, what is CAS? I know the higher the number the crapier, what what does it mean? What does it mean performance wise?

 

[Mondoman]

Check out the Forum sticky FAQ. Among other things, there's a link near the end to a nice multimedia presentation by Corsair.

 

[XMSYellowbeard]

Here's the link for the Corsair Memory Basics Presentation:

http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair/products/tech/memory_basics/153707/index.html