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Earthshine2

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3. I don't overclock. It wouldn't really speed things up for my usage. However ...
Sun Jan 24, 2021, 02:55 AM
Jan 2021

... I do use a RAMdisk. I route all internet caching and local temporary files to the RAMdisk, which makes the computer much snappier.

Even with two NVME drives, I get better system response using the RAMdisk.

> I am interested in several programs, Web sites, DBs, etc.

This is typical of what I do. OCing the processor is not going to give you better performance in any meaningful way.

Most computer bottlenecks occur in the disk drive subsystems, so upgrading and optimizing your drives can make a difference.

OCing is useful only where extensive math processing is entailed (e.g., Prime95, transcoding video, certain types of graphics-oriented games).

My system performs better under Win8.1 than Win10.

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