CAS 4 or 5...?

[Midgetinabikini]

i'm going to buy my macbook pro 17" c2d, some memory. 2 sticks of 2G each.

the only problem, is that i dont know what cas to buy, i can buy cas 4 and cas 5. im not sure what kind of memory the logic board is supporting, and i didnt find that information yet.

please help me

peace.

 

[deadpixels]

it will support cas4 or cas5 i suppose, it's only the latency speed, as long as it's the right type you'll be fine. but why put 4gb when the laptop will only use 3gb? or does the 17" address full 4gb of ram?

 

[orangemacapple]

it will actually address about 3.3 Gb.

the CAS is the latency or wait time in clock cycles the ram takes to respond to an instruction. a 4 is faster than a 5.

so, yes, you will get SLIGHTLY more usable memory
with 2 2Gb sticks and it will run a tiny bit faster with the faster CAS4

 

[Midgetinabikini]

ok, i think i found the memory i want.

http://www.zigzag2000.co.il/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22_82_406&products_id=5440

CORSAIR SO-DIMM 2GB DDR II 667
[VS2GSD667D2]

now...will it really fit into my MBP C2D 17"?

 

[StealthRider]

I can't read Hebrew, but from what is written in English, that should work without any problems.