Is the difference really that noticable, between 16 and 8mb of cache?
What are the benefits of 16 over 8?
What are the benefits of 16 over 8?



Old Faithful
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD64 3500+ Winchester | ASUS A8N-E NF4 Ultra | eVGA 7800gt | OCZ Platinum 2x 1gig PC3200 2-3-2-5 timings |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| x2 80 gig Seagate SATA in Raid 0 | Vista Home Premium 64bit | ACER AL1951 LCD 6ms | Microsoft Media |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| OCZ Powerstream 520w SLI | Lian Li pc-75b | MX-518 |
Old Faithful
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD64 3500+ Winchester | ASUS A8N-E NF4 Ultra | eVGA 7800gt | OCZ Platinum 2x 1gig PC3200 2-3-2-5 timings |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| x2 80 gig Seagate SATA in Raid 0 | Vista Home Premium 64bit | ACER AL1951 LCD 6ms | Microsoft Media |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| OCZ Powerstream 520w SLI | Lian Li pc-75b | MX-518 |




My Sandy Rig
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i7 2700K 4.8ghz @ 1.32 vcore | Asus P8Z68-V/Gen3 | PowerColor 7950 Boost | Patriot DDR3 1600 4gb x 2 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| WD 1TB, 750 black | LG SATA DVD burner | Corsair A70 dual fan | 7 Home Premium 64bit |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| Zalman 23" | Logitech Elite | PC P & C 750 Silencer | NZXT ZERO |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | ||
| Logitech MX-400 Laser | My Desk | ||
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My Sandy Rig
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i7 2700K 4.8ghz @ 1.32 vcore | Asus P8Z68-V/Gen3 | PowerColor 7950 Boost | Patriot DDR3 1600 4gb x 2 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| WD 1TB, 750 black | LG SATA DVD burner | Corsair A70 dual fan | 7 Home Premium 64bit |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| Zalman 23" | Logitech Elite | PC P & C 750 Silencer | NZXT ZERO |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | ||
| Logitech MX-400 Laser | My Desk | ||
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Shop Dog
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| E8400 | Asus Blitz Formula SE | HD3870X2 | G Skill 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Velociraptor 150GB | LG DVD Burner | Vista Ultimate 64 | AOC 21.5" LED 1080p |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Deck Legend | Silverstone 750 Modular | OverClock Edition Lian Li V1100 | Logitech Trackball |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| Nope | |||
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Shop Dog
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| E8400 | Asus Blitz Formula SE | HD3870X2 | G Skill 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Velociraptor 150GB | LG DVD Burner | Vista Ultimate 64 | AOC 21.5" LED 1080p |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Deck Legend | Silverstone 750 Modular | OverClock Edition Lian Li V1100 | Logitech Trackball |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| Nope | |||
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Wolfdale
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| E5200 @ 3.15 GHz | ASRock P43TWINS1600 | Radeon HD4670 | 4GB Super Talent |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 1TB Caviar Black, Caviar 250GB | NEC | Windows 7 x64, Vista 32 | 20" |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Apple, yes, Apple. | Antec Smartpower 500 | Antec Solo | Logitech MX700 |
Wolfdale
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| E5200 @ 3.15 GHz | ASRock P43TWINS1600 | Radeon HD4670 | 4GB Super Talent |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 1TB Caviar Black, Caviar 250GB | NEC | Windows 7 x64, Vista 32 | 20" |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Apple, yes, Apple. | Antec Smartpower 500 | Antec Solo | Logitech MX700 |
My System
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | OS | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Pentium D 930-C1 | ASUS | Windows XP Pro w/SP2 | Dell 2007 FWP 20" |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Microsoft | 650Watt | Custom | Microsoft Optical |
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My System
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| CPU | Motherboard | OS | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Pentium D 930-C1 | ASUS | Windows XP Pro w/SP2 | Dell 2007 FWP 20" |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Microsoft | 650Watt | Custom | Microsoft Optical |
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So do the math, It's kinda worth it? Haha
I didnt look @ the instructions once.
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opty 165 CCBWE 0551UPMW | MSI K8N NEO4 Platinum/SLI | x1900 (545/828) | 2GB (2 x 1GB) Corsair |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 250/160 gig WD/320 gig seagate 'cuda perp. write | Pioneer DVD burner (Dual Layer) | XP sp.2 / vista dual boot | Samsung 19" 931BW LCD. |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Saitek Eclipse 2 | Antec True 550watt 36 amp | Chenming 901B (Black) | Logitech MX518 |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| ain no thing but a chikkin wing | |||
| View all | |||
I didnt look @ the instructions once.
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opty 165 CCBWE 0551UPMW | MSI K8N NEO4 Platinum/SLI | x1900 (545/828) | 2GB (2 x 1GB) Corsair |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 250/160 gig WD/320 gig seagate 'cuda perp. write | Pioneer DVD burner (Dual Layer) | XP sp.2 / vista dual boot | Samsung 19" 931BW LCD. |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Saitek Eclipse 2 | Antec True 550watt 36 amp | Chenming 901B (Black) | Logitech MX518 |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| ain no thing but a chikkin wing | |||
| View all | |||




My System
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2D E6700 "ES" Lapped | Gigabyte DQ6 | XFX 7950GX2 | G.Skill PC6400 2GB-HZ |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| WD Caviar SE16 250GB | Microsoft XP / Kubuntu | BenQ 20.1 LCD | Saitek Eclipse Blue |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| FSP Group FX600-GLN | Lian Li PC-7B | Logitech G7 |
My System
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2D E6700 "ES" Lapped | Gigabyte DQ6 | XFX 7950GX2 | G.Skill PC6400 2GB-HZ |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| WD Caviar SE16 250GB | Microsoft XP / Kubuntu | BenQ 20.1 LCD | Saitek Eclipse Blue |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| FSP Group FX600-GLN | Lian Li PC-7B | Logitech G7 |


Kindred
(16 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i5 3570K | Gigabyte Z77P-D3 | Galaxy GTX 570 MDT X4 OC | 8Gb Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600 CL9 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| Seagate Sata III 2Tb 7200rpm 32mb cache | Seagate GoFlex USB 3.0 3TB | Samsung 22X DVDRW | CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus |
| OS | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| Win7 Ultimate X64 | Samsung B2230 | Hadron Gamer x52 | OCZ ZS 750W 80Plus |
| Case | Mouse | Audio | |
| Cavalier 4plus | A4 Q3-600X 2000dpi | Creative SBS 5.1 | |
| View all | |||
Kindred
(16 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i5 3570K | Gigabyte Z77P-D3 | Galaxy GTX 570 MDT X4 OC | 8Gb Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600 CL9 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| Seagate Sata III 2Tb 7200rpm 32mb cache | Seagate GoFlex USB 3.0 3TB | Samsung 22X DVDRW | CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus |
| OS | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| Win7 Ultimate X64 | Samsung B2230 | Hadron Gamer x52 | OCZ ZS 750W 80Plus |
| Case | Mouse | Audio | |
| Cavalier 4plus | A4 Q3-600X 2000dpi | Creative SBS 5.1 | |
| View all | |||