At the beginning of this week I tought I knew about computers. How wrong was I! I have an Asus P4S533 mobo and currently have a p4 2ghz on it. I found a bios flash on the Asus webite which enables it to support up to 2.8ghz. W00t! I am now shopping (mostly scan.co.uk and ebay.co.uk) for CPU's and I'd like some help.
1. What is the cache on a CPU (I mean what actually IS a cache and what's it do/how's it affect the performance)and would a 1mb cache be supported on a 2 year old board?
2. My mobo only supports 533 fsb, will it be able to _run_ an 800 fsb just at 533, or will it not run at all?
3. Finally what's the difference between a normal P4 and a "Prescott?"
All help is greatly appreciated.
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I completed tetris...<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Fluffeei on 04/19/04 05:29 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
1. What is the cache on a CPU (I mean what actually IS a cache and what's it do/how's it affect the performance)and would a 1mb cache be supported on a 2 year old board?
2. My mobo only supports 533 fsb, will it be able to _run_ an 800 fsb just at 533, or will it not run at all?
3. Finally what's the difference between a normal P4 and a "Prescott?"
All help is greatly appreciated.
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I completed tetris...<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Fluffeei on 04/19/04 05:29 PM.</EM></FONT></P>