(04-20-2015, 11:03 PM)AnyOldName3 Wrote:Quote:This idea is unfashionable.Which bit? Have I been doing the right thing by completely ignoring the cache ratio?
I would argue that your rig will perform better with a smaller gap between core / cache. But others would argue that it's all about core speed.
Ofc the truth is somewhere in the middle. Some applications will benefit from pure core speed at the expense of cache speed (like Dolphin), but again, I would argue that they are in the minority.
If you choose to go for the tuned core / cache / memory speed idea like me then be prepared to give it an extended test (a week at least) to see how it feels overall.
Many argue that matching core / cache / memory is unnecessary with todays chips, but I think that these 3 components are capable of being tuned to give more than the sum of the parts.
It's a personal view, Save your current bios setup, and go for cache = core -1 -2 or -3max = memory x2 + some, not - any.
i.e. 44 = 46 (-2) = 42.66 (2133x2) + a bit