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#1 User is offline   gamersim17 

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Posted 20 February 2013 - 11:08 AM

I was looking at upgrading my computers processor but I was just wondering what is the processor cache, because I heard about it before but could never figure out what it dose or what its for.
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Posted 20 February 2013 - 05:31 PM

Hi. Maybe this will help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPU_cache
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Posted 24 February 2013 - 01:26 PM

Thanks that information will be very useful for picking out a new processor.
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Posted 22 March 2013 - 10:24 AM

View Postgamersim17, on 20 February 2013 - 11:08 AM, said:

I was looking at upgrading my computers processor but I was just wondering what is the processor cache,

It's a tiny amount of CPU processor activity. Tell us Why your're worried about it?

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Posted 31 March 2013 - 11:16 PM

View PostMLStrand56, on 22 March 2013 - 10:24 AM, said:

View Postgamersim17, on 20 February 2013 - 11:08 AM, said:

I was looking at upgrading my computers processor but I was just wondering what is the processor cache,

It's a tiny amount of CPU processor activity. Tell us Why your're worried about it?

MLTrand56

you made a mistake in your own signature..its MLStrand56
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Posted 31 March 2013 - 11:19 PM

View PostMLStrand56, on 22 March 2013 - 10:24 AM, said:

View Postgamersim17, on 20 February 2013 - 11:08 AM, said:

I was looking at upgrading my computers processor but I was just wondering what is the processor cache,

It's a tiny amount of CPU processor activity. Tell us Why your're worried about it?

MLTrand56

you made a mistake in your own signature..its MLStrand56

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