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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’d put OS and apps on SSD SATA6 and cache on nVME since the nVME should be 2-4X faster. S > On Dec 22, 2019, at 7:17 AM, Evan Fotis Georgoulakis <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote: > > Thanks, > > so you suggest using normal sata SSD or M.2 NVME? > > Ps: I had a look at Pujet configs and they are fitting the pc's with nvme's. > > > 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’ll probably still be running it just fine 4-5 years from now :) >> >> 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. >> >> S >> >>> On Dec 21, 2019, at 7:14 AM, Evan Fotis Georgoulakis <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> wishing a happy holiday season! >>> >>> 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). >>> >>> 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? >>> >>> Thank you >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> +---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> |
