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  1. Hard-Drives with >8MB Cache - AnandTech Forums

    Apr 14, 2003 · Other than the obvious "point of diminishing returns", what limits hard-disk drive manfacturers from making larger and larger cache carrying hard drives? When will we see 16, 32, 64 …

  2. !hard drive question--2mb vs 8mb cache--does it matter?

    Feb 26, 2003 · Hello-- I am currently debating between: Maxtor L01J120 - 120gb ATA/133 w/2mb cache and Western Digital WD1200JB - 120 ATA/100 w/8mb cache. I was hoping to get some input from …

  3. 8MB vs. 16MB Buffer Cache - AnandTech Forums

    Apr 15, 2006 · It must be SATA or SATAII, probably doesn't matter. Under $120. My main question is if there is significant performance difference between 8MB vs. 16MB Buffer Cache for anything; …

  4. 8MB rage mobility vs intel 815 integrated video - AnandTech Forums

    Jan 8, 2002 · the rage mobility, m1, which is what you are getting since its got 8mb on chip, is a piece of crap. i had it on a p3-800 laptop. it got a less than 20fps on a compaq at 640x480 normal. another …

  5. 16mb and 8mb cache what's the difference - AnandTech Forums

    May 14, 2006 · It is doubtful the extra cache will be noticable, especially on a machine that old. If there is an 8mb version and a 16mb version of the same drive with a small difference in price, you could go …

  6. SMART detected imminent failure... Intel SSD 320 (8MB bug on latest ...

    Feb 8, 2012 · I'm surprised this 8MB bug is still in the wild, esp considering the 320 is based on the G2. Maybe there's an issue with all the (mostly needless) features they added to the 320.

  7. Why does windows leave 8MB unpartitioned? - AnandTech Forums

    Sep 5, 2004 · When partitioning and formatting a brand new hdd from the windows XP CD and after choosing to make the maximum size partition, windows leaved 8MB unpartitioned. Is there a reason …

  8. I have an old 486SX with 8mb ram. Will WIN98 or WIN95 work on it?

    Nov 14, 2000 · I have an old 486SX with 8mb ram. Will WIN98 or WIN95 work on it? I would like to give it to my young nieces if it is capable of running WIN 98 or 95. It runs on Win3.1 right now but I would …

  9. 6MB vs 8MB Smartcache.. does it matter? - AnandTech Forums

    May 18, 2019 · I noticed in laptops like Dell XPS you have i7 models with 8MB Smartcache and i5 models with 6MB Smartcache? When would you see a difference from this, especially if you have an …

  10. intel SSD 320 Series "8MB" bug - AnandTech Forums

    Jul 14, 2011 · This sucks, I just bought a 120GB Intel 320 series. So far I haven't been affected. But at the same time, years of finally getting my act together and having a very extensive backup system, …