L2 cache

mandm6 · Post by **mandm6** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:22 am

Sorry for all the questions folks but i guess i'm just computer dumb. My question.
If you add more memory to your computer, Does that stop your L2 Cache? I added another Gig of ram to my computer and it shows on a test that my L2 Cache was O KB. I'm running a P4 3.4 Ghz with 550 HT and 800 FSB. I had 2 gigs of ram and moved it up to 3 GB of ram. It says it will take 4 but i'm stopping at 3. Now its configed with a 512 module in A bank 0 and a 512 in B bank 3 and a 1 gig in A bank 1 and a 1 gig in B bank 2. They told me to put the pc3200 chips in the same colored slots. Banks A and B both have black and blue slots so it ended up with the 512's in the blue slots and the 1 gig's in the black slots. It came with 2 512's and i put 1 gig in it a while back. The reason i did not put 4 x 1gig is because hp said 32 bit processors will not run the 4gigs of ram even though it says its expandable to 4 gigs of ram so i used the 512's that came in it.
Also now when i click om my computer, It shows 2 3.4 processors and under it, It says 3.0 GHZ OF RAM. Any idea why it shows 2 processors? It shows 2 in the Device Manager also.

This is a different computer than the other one i posted about. This is my main computer and i have changed NOTHING in the settings. I just added more Ram..

Seems like i always have problems that nobody else has run in to..

Thanks, Kevin

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:27 am

Adding ram doesnt affect CPU cache.

It shows 2 most likely because its an HT(HyperThreading) P4 and absically recycles its wasted cpu time into a virtual 2nd processor.

mandm6 · Post by **mandm6** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:56 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:Adding ram doesnt affect CPU cache.

It shows 2 most likely because its an HT(HyperThreading) P4 and absically recycles its wasted cpu time into a virtual 2nd processor.

Thanks YoS, That makes a little sense to me because thats close to what they said would happen if 4 gigs were put in even though its suppose to hold 4 gigs. They said it would be wasted memory.. Is there a way to check the L2 cache on the machine.

Name Manufacturer L2 Cache Ext Clock Load

Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz GenuineIntel 0 KB 200 MHz 4 %
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz GenuineIntel 0 KB 200 MHz 0 %

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:28 pm

Where are you reading that from?

mandm6 · Post by **mandm6** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:30 pm

http://WWW.LOOKINMYPC.COM It may just be junk YoS but a lot of the info seems correct and interesting for someone like myself thats computer dumb..

Kevin

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:15 pm

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

dl is at the top left. use that to see the cache.

mandm6 · Post by **mandm6** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:59 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

dl is at the top left. use that to see the cache.

Thanks Yos ! Thats a nice little tool. It shows my L2 as 1024KB and thats right. Your help is very appreciated..

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:22 am

One less thign to worry about lol

striker8000 · Post by **striker8000** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:11 pm

mandm6 wrote:WWW.LOOKINMYPC.COM

Interesting program, not overly useful for hardware stats, very useful for software stats and runtime usage.

mandm6 · Post by **mandm6** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:27 pm

striker8000 wrote:Interesting program, not overly useful for hardware stats, very useful for software stats and runtime usage.

Yes it's a nice little program to look at different SS and RU. I had a friend get me to dl it and take a look. I'm a sucker for dl little programs like that. Maybe to much of one because i have dl a lot of junk also but once in a while i come across a program i like to keep even if i do not know what half the stuff means. I just know when some intrest me.