What is CAS Latency?

[kareja]

I read this term somewhere on a website in a hardware article. I have no idea what it is since i m from non computers background. Could someone tell me what CAS latency is ? where is it used?
Thanks

[Will.Spencer]

You might want to start with What is CAS Latency?

[Rob]

Nice link

I learned about this in computer magazines years ago, but I still never paid too much attention to it.

It's the kind of thing only real geeks care about when buying RAM

[kidiotb]

Yeah true, but knowing these all facts really help at times. You need to be really a geek to understand it thoroughly.

[Rob]

I believe they get into it due to the fact that it can affect game performance, which is about the only reason you need a high end expensive computer - to play intensive games