Crucial ram at cas2?

[FalcomPSX]

crucial IS definately coming out with 2100 cas 2 ram, i emailed them about it, they sent me a link for a waiting list for email notification upon availability.....but i hate to say it but my next computer might be a p4 rdram solution it's starting to look a lot better for the long term. (the switch for me would be made around 3 or 4 ghz, if at all, depends if amd has an offering to match it's performance, athlon cores are done for after 2ghz...or soon after.

[r0l0e]

Originally posted by FalcomPSX
crucial IS definately coming out with 2100 cas 2 ram, i emailed them about it, they sent me a link for a waiting list for email notification upon availability.....but i hate to say it but my next computer might be a p4 rdram solution it's starting to look a lot better for the long term. (the switch for me would be made around 3 or 4 ghz, if at all, depends if amd has an offering to match it's performance, athlon cores are done for after 2ghz...or soon after.

i wonder why? all of the one's (pc2100) i've gotten hold of will go cas2. i hand picked the one's that can go the most fsb.

so you thniking about abandoning the AMD ship eh? hopefully you'll change your mind next year. although 3-4ghz is tempting, adding cost in the equation just doesn't bite for peeps like myself. i'd rather build a dually

[FlyingHamster]

Lol, can someone explain all this Cas2 and cas3 stuff to me? Or is it really complicated? :/

[Atomic Rooster]

From the Crucial FAQ:
CAS Latency (also referred to as latency) is the amount of time it takes for your memory to respond to a command. Specifically, it is the length of time between memory receiving a command to read data, and the first piece of data being output from memory. Latency is measured in terms of clock cycles and is often noted as CL2 (two clock cycles) or CL3 (three clock cycles).

Also about CAS 2 and CAS 2.5 DDR:
CAS latency 2 parts process data a little quicker than CAS latency 2.5 parts in that you have to wait a half clock cycle less for the initial data. However, after the first piece of data is processed, the rest of the data is processed at equal speeds. Latency only affects the initial burst of data. Once data starts flowing, there is no effect.

Bear in mind, a clock cycle for a system properly using a PC2100 DDR module is 8 nanoseconds, so the difference between CAS latency 2 and CAS latency 2.5 for PC2100 parts is 4 billionths of a second. You probably won't be able to notice the difference.

[r0l0e]

good read roost,

it just sound better to me when it sound faster.