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L2 cache....is it worth it???

#1 CrazyKillerMan

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Posted 06 March 2001 - 02:08 AM

I have 512 kb of lvl 2 cache enabled in the bios of my mobo (Asus P2B-F) and i have it disabled in windows 2k. I have 256 megs of ram, and i was wondering if it was worth enabling L2 cache in windows. I have a P3 500.
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#2 Leon23

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Posted 06 March 2001 - 02:36 AM

Level 2 cache can speed things up very much.

Read this article

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/cache

It's about cache in general, level 2 cache is also reviewed.

[This message has been edited by Leon23 (edited 06 March 2001).]

#3 Dirty Harry

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Posted 06 March 2001 - 04:39 PM

Please fill me in:
Why would you want to disable L2 in Windows 2k ?

How (where) do you disable it in W2K ?

H.

#4 CUViper

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Posted 06 March 2001 - 05:20 PM

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Dirty Harry:
Why would you want to disable L2 in Windows 2k ?</font>

you wouldn't - L2 cache can halp a lot, so leave it enabled

#5 CrazyKillerMan

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Posted 06 March 2001 - 09:48 PM

well....win2k defaults to not using L2 cache...on my machine the amount of lvl 2 cache it was using is 0.
Get x-setup 5.7
http://www.tweakfiles.com/allinone/xsetup.html
and this shows im using 0 lvl 2 cache.