What is cache and what should I buy ?

Caching is a technique to improve a computers performance by providing fast temporary storage between the CPU and system RAM. In typical desktop and laptop systems several layers of caching are used. The fastest cache, the L1 cache, has a small capacity but is very fast. The L1 cache connects the CPU with a second layer of cache, the L2 cache, this in turn is connected to the main system RAM or to a third level of cache, the L3 cache.
What is the best sized cache ?

Motherboard

A computer's motherboard is the main printed circuit board containing and connecting its central components.
Motherboards are typically characterised by

  • Form factor - Its physical dimensions.
  • Chipset - The type and arrangement of its central electronic componentry.
  • CPU Type - The type of CPU for which it is designed.
  • Manufacturer

CPU

The central processing unit (CPU) is the principal component for executes instructions . The CPU is often called the heart of the computer for this reason. In modern computer systems, a good of deal processing is however performed external to the CPU, in graphics cards, peripheral controllers etc. It is also typical in modern systems to have more than one CPU. Where these addition CPUs share a common integrated circuit (chip) the term multiple cores is used. So for example, a quad core refers to four CPUs on a single chip.

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