Wikiquote:
"CAS latency (CL) is the delay time (in number of clock cycles) which elapses between the moment a memory controller tells the memory module to access a particular column in a selected row, and the moment the data from the given array location is read from the module's output pins."
Good latency at DDR 2 800 is 5(5-5-5-15) best latency at reasonable prices is 4(4-4-4-12) for example these have that:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145194 Those are really great sticks, though they don't work on low-end motherboards. What's your motherboard model?