Tell me what your on SparkenTime, I havn't been that dillusional since I had acid :) You make completely no sence dude, you forget your meds today or? :(

Why is this relevant at all if you are not mentioning the gain (or loss) of speed in instruction crunching?

Madeup example 1: Linear increase
An increase of the cpu 'speed' from 3.2Ghz -with 40 cycles of latency to access L2 for example- to 4.0Ghz (+25% clk) translates into 50 cycles latency (+25%)

3.2Ghz = 0.0125*10^-6
4.0Ghz = 0.0125*10^-6

Result: no gain nor loss

Madeup example 2: Nonlinear increase
An increase of the cpu 'speed' from 3.2Ghz -with 40 cycles of latency to access L2 for example- to 4.0Ghz (+25% clk) translates into 48 cycles latency (+20%)

3.2Ghz = 0.0125*10^-6
4.0Ghz = 0.012*10^-6

Result: ~ 4% improvement

There's this thing called MIPS that measures the performance of microprocessors including the internal memory they have. If they can chunk more MIPS after overclocking it, they are faster. That simple!

@vondrashek: Frankenstein? Of course! That's the answer. How else could you blur the Turing test so completetly? Being a monster made up of disparate parts explains everything. ;-)

Until they figure out to get it all at the same speed we are in for a revisited SECC2 ride. Lets call LGA1366 what it actually is: SECC3.

And would you pulease look at all those different sockets that Intel will be released. It is liek OMGWTFBQSAUCE 5 different incompatible timebombs.

In starting system, being at 20 Latency edge isBE HAPPY edge. theres always something to prevent going much lower. What?

Bad installs on worn system is oNE Big reason. You can cut out O/S install in activation first entry, before even runing & make NO difference, Yet when You shove screwdrivewr into mouse port, KaBam, SPARKS, if you even survive, as depth of core sparken will be close to total. Remember these are cheap electronic parts, NOT some Experiment that can be Fixed. Each Tests leaves Dish of Burnt Carbon, little else.

So as hot swapping & snapping in power cables, with FULL Power behind them, ripping out & overloading system needlessly with every port needlessly in active service. Soon Latency grows to manageable range. about 80. Below that its too tight,Keep it that WAY, except if you run that Lovely Script steve picked up from CD Crowd while squating upon someone clueless, JAVA
Script & LOTS of IT.BEST THING FOR LATENCY PROBS.

Still, it isn't hard just to say clueless is OK. You can only control circumstances to limit. If You Will Be Done,& yE sMART AS gOD, Getta 20 Lati. If Thy will be DONE, its over 80, if it puts out enough NOISE to attrack Casper, try 200. You Know You Be Punished. Ye, its usually software blip & new partition Is NEW War. REAL Oveclocking is putting ALL items together, Like Quality Install & with low cost brand, about $1,200 will get yo 3D Vans@18,000,Uber is figuring oUT how! if ye be bucko. Antricrapate' & relax. You know its 955/ddr2/3/main in same range with cheap everything, don't forget TOP power, while takes your snerd, 750 watt $40. it costs NO more to make big watter than small, just look bigger. Like truck parts. BUY sli enable ACRYLIC case for less sparks. Notice watter & water might mean stocking cap in Tropical Jungle Builds.

TAKE WEEK OFF & REBREAK ALL OLD EQUIPMENT PILING UP, sparkase:cHaNGe EveRy BiOs fOr NEw On STALL'd, No Start except FAN.Even that cRaP is mere lat of 400. Hardly tell dif betwwen bad software install & Frankenstein.

vondrashek LATI Master Y2K?

After they dumped from brightsideofnews, Intel placed him in the INQ

oh goody, more stuff to confuzzule me. doh!