From: "Steve Oakley" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
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Subject: Re: [AE] NVME for AE & PR editing
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 11:49:55 -0600
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if the machine has 2 nVME slots, use them first for, one for  OS and one =
for cache.

if is has only one nVME, I=E2=80=99d put OS and apps on SSD SATA6 and =
cache on nVME since the nVME should be 2-4X faster.

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> On Dec 22, 2019, at 7:17 AM, Evan Fotis Georgoulakis =
<AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
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> so you suggest using normal sata SSD or M.2 NVME?
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> Ps: I had a look at Pujet configs and they are fitting the pc's with =
nvme's.
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> On 21-Dec-19 21:04, Steve Oakley wrote:
>> IOPS are what you want for any app thats caching frames. those are =
smallish 1-maybe 32mb files. use a dedicated SSD with the expectation of =
killing it with high write cycles, but you=E2=80=99ll probably still be =
running it just fine 4-5 years from now :)
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>> My setup is  512gb system SSD, 1TB dedicated cache, a 2nd 512gb SSD =
thats still running fine as backup cache or music work. Audio is much =
more demanding for latency and small I/O and really benefits from a SSD =
once you are 40-60+ tracks in.
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>>> On Dec 21, 2019, at 7:14 AM, Evan Fotis Georgoulakis =
<AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
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>>> Hi all,
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>>> wishing a happy holiday season!
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>>> We are about to upgrade  an oldish pc, and a quick  look shows the =
prices of nvme-M.2 drives have dropped dramatically. Perhaps not of the =
top of the line 970 Evo & Pro ones but the "slower" cheaper QLC ones =
like Intel 660p & Crucial P1, which have reached the price of ordinary =
ssd drives that have more than 4x slower speeds (~ 100$ for 1TB drives).
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>>> Would they be a better choice for PR & AE  for fast I/O read and =
write operations  than a regular ssd and if not why? Do they degrade =
faster over time are meant only for read operations?
>>> any caveat to make us prefer regular ssd's?
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>>> Thank you
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