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| Yup. That's the machine I have So theoretical limit in that bus is under 400MB/sec And there's the reason you'll be seeing lower speeds than the drive is capable of. On Sep 15, 2013, at 6:12 PM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote: > Early 2008 MacPro3,1. I think it's a 3Gb/s SATA buss, but not entirely sure. > > > On Sep 15, 2013, at 5:10 PM, Rendernyc <rendernyc@gmail.com> wrote: > >> In to what machine? What SATA does it have? >> >> Older machines will have slower buses than the ssds max >> >> >> On Sep 15, 2013, at 5:58 PM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote: >> >>> I put in a 480GB OWC 3G SSD yesterday (which they claim to be the best there is), and am only getting ~300 MB/s according to AJA System Test. That's about triple my single SATA internal. >>> >>> Just wondering, where did you get this 500 mb/s+ figure, Steve? Is that bytes or bits? >>> >>> Do SSDs slow down when they get full, like HDs? I've got 263 GB on the SSD. Would that account for my paltry 300 MB/s? >>> >>> >>> I'm going to wait for 10.9.4 or so before I jump on that OS. I've only recently gone to 10.8.x. The pioneers get the arrows; the settlers get the land. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sep 15, 2013, at 4:45 PM, Steve Oakley <steveo@practicali.com> wrote: >>> >>>> for OS a 256gb is plenty. if you have SATA3gb connections and get a good SSD you'll be doing 500mb/sec + >>>> >>>> of and 10.9 is weeks away from shipping by most accounts, so you might want to wait for that >>>> >>>> S >>>> On Sep 15, 2013, at 2:44 PM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Easy for you to say to "buy a SSD." :) >>>>> >>>>> Actually, I just did that for my main Ae workstation yesterday, and it hasn't seemed to speed up Ae. Excel sure opens fast, though. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> My second MacPro, which is a backup and overflow workstation and not used that much, has two internal 500G drives for OS. One is running 10.8.5 and the other 10.6.5. I'm thinking it's safe to abandon 10.6 now, and commit to 10.8 on a RAID. I expect it would speed things up for no cost, as opposed to $440 for a 480G SSD. >>>>> >>>>> But, that's only if it's safe to run a boot disk off a software controlled RAID 0, which was the point of my OP. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 15, 2013, at 2:23 PM, Dan Spiess <dspiess@lighthousetv.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I would buy a SSD drive instead. That should be faster than your raid. >>>>>> >>>>>> Dan Spiess >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 15, 2013, at 3:10 PM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm considering a reconfigure of my second MacPro. Is it possible, advisable or foolhardy to create a boot disk from an Apple software managed internal RAID 0? (I do regular backups, and am aware of the perils of RAID 0.) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ae + Pr tip: Move the plug-ins you don't want to share with Pr from the Media-Core folder to the Plug-ins folder in the Ae Application folder. Pr will launch faster without having to load plugs you never use in that application. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> +---End of message---+ >>>>>>> To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> >>>>>> >>>>>> +---End of message---+ >>>>>> To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> +---End of message---+ >>>>> To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> >>>> >>>> >>>> +---End of message---+ >>>> To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> >>> >>> >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> |
