I'm considering buying a new motherboard & cpu. I want to know how the L1 or L2 cpu cache limits the kind of mainboard I can buy
2006-06-25 05:54:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
No it doesn't affect the motherboard you can buy. However if you buy a motherboard with a crappy chipset it will limit your CPU's potential.
The socket of the CPU will limit the motherboard you can buy as well as the revision and codename of the CPU. If you go dual core then you need a chipset that support dual core, same thing for 64 bit, hyper-threading etc The chipset of the motherboard is the most important factor after the cpu.
2006-06-25 06:02:50 · answer #1 · answered by jason b 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As the caching resides in the processor and the motherboard must support the specific processor that has the cache, the relationship is tenuous at best. Pick your processor and the buy the best motherboard you can that supports that CPU.
2006-06-25 06:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by Interested Dude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, its the socket count you need to line up on the motherboard
2006-06-25 06:07:37 · answer #3 · answered by gothikscent 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're buying separately? Bigger is better, always.
2006-06-25 06:02:04 · answer #4 · answered by Needlessly Messianic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how the hheck do you think i know ..............................huh?/???????????????????
2006-06-25 05:56:35 · answer #5 · answered by brown_eyedchik93 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋