Recommended Cache size?

[PersistentDigger]

Yesterday I was given useful info here when I asked about the wisdom (or otherwise) of clearing Cache - link

Rolig gave  a link to a Firestorm Support page. On there, I read the following ..

"We get asked a lot about what to set cache size to; the simple answer is to set it to the maximum possible in the viewer, as long as you have room on your hard drive. In Firestorm, the cache size can be increased to 9,984 MB."

As it happens, I use the LL Viewer; out of curiosity, I took a look at my Cache size in Preferences. 

It is set at 512 MB - which must either be a default or a judgement as to what is appropriate for my PC (similar to the Graphics settings they give you).

That 512 MB seems quite low to me and I am planning to increase it.

Beyond the considerations of what else one uses the computer for (ie.files and programs other than SL), is there any downside to increasing Cache?

[If it is relevant to my query, these are my machine's specs:-

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4150 CPU @ 3.50GHz 3.50GHz
RAM: 8 GB
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
OS: Windows7 ]

[Alwin Alcott]

you can set your cache as large as you system allows... the bigger, the less has to be downloaded during your stay inworld.

[Theresa Tennyson]

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PersistentDigger wrote:

Yesterday I was given useful info here when I asked about the wisdom (or otherwise) of clearing Cache - 

link

Rolig gave  a link to a Firestorm Support page. On there, I read the following ..

"We get asked a lot about what to set cache size to; the simple answer is to set it to the maximum possible in the viewer, as long as you have room on your hard drive. In Firestorm, the cache size can be increased to 9,984 MB."

As it happens, I use the LL Viewer; out of curiosity, I took a look at my Cache size in Preferences. 

It is set at 512 MB - which must

either

be a default

or

a judgement as to what is appropriate for my PC (similar to the Graphics settings they give you).

That 512 MB seems quite low to me and I am planning to increase it.

Beyond the considerations of what else one uses the computer for 

(ie.files and programs other than SL),

is there any downside to increasing Cache?

[if it is relevant to my query, these are my machine's specs:-

Processor: Intel® Core i3-4150 CPU @ 3.50GHz 3.50GHz

RAM: 8 GB

Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

OS: Windows7 ]

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Recently the process of fetching things from an area that isn't cached have been made far more efficient, and the cache system itself is pretty inefficient as caching systems go.  The recommendation on the Firestorm page was written before the changes to the fetching system were made. You might want to do some experimenting and comparison tests before you commit to the large cache; you may be surprised.

[Lindal Kidd]

I set mine pretty big...around 4GB if I recall.  There is one downside to a very large cache...it takes a lot longer to clear it, when or if that should become necessary.