Recent content by msroadkill612

Ta. Yes, I know 2.7GB/s sustained write seems slow, but write is what counts for page files, & pcie 3 970 pro remains the best for now, tho not for long IMO, as I said. By "guys like u", i meant editors using the usual demanding editing apps (adobe etc.) and really wishing for more "memory"...

The big question for x570 guys like u, is can u live w/ an 8 lane GPU? There seem to be many gamers who say u can. IF SO & u have 2x 8 lane slots on ur mobo AND one x8 slot can be bifurcated in bios to x4x4, THEN, a 16 lane quad m.2 port adapter from asus/asrock/... can be run at 8 lanes &...

good comments, but depending on how you define "small server", I am skeptical that amd isnt attractive vs intel. there are many components to tco, & intel just seem laughably behind on so many metrics. Any evaluation will eventually encounter a deal breakingly bad one. any cost effective...

the nvme card is 8 lane and ur gpu is 8 lane. u need to set the bios for the nvme card slot, to bifurcation - ie. x4 x4 each nvme slot is 4 lanes, so u must split the 8 lane slot into 2x x4. i imagine the msi site has instructions for the card. i read a post from a design engineer whose...

Many posts here are ~"AMD is giving my wallet a hard time" :), but OTOH, are'nt we lucky to be so tempted? Nobody is forcing us. :) Its a pretty natty biz plan AMD have executed. Not only have they sold cpus very well against Intel - they have switched die hard long term users to a stable amd...

24x nvme is a fully populated Epyc configuration (96 lanes).

Epyc sells on its merits.... if only punters would take time to consider those merits. As we see from prospects here, the current situation is yet another reason die hard intel closed shops are closely considering an amd alternative. This alternative is realistically 7nm 64 core in the first...

Yeah, but what a mass, surface area and ventilation? - a full (& even refillable at a pinch :) ) stainless laundry tub & steel frame. It can cool off at night.

If you mimiced that cooling rig with a standard, ~full, steel laundry tub in a standard frame/cabinet - who needs ice? - just as a passive heatsink it would be huge

Re condensation/leakage problems, you could always run the pc upside down?

Its odd to me that folks grumble so about mobo prices. When you compare a TR mobo to am4, the amazing thing is its only ~$100 more. All is so much bigger and better. Those 64 lanes have to be connected via traces. usually u get 3xnvme ports included, native raid, more slots. more ram slots &...

So its a ~2400G APU. Awesome. Why not just say so?

FYI, there is similar free software with a cheap raid card i have, which has an interesting twist. You can opt to have a copy of the small tier automatically kept on the large tier. In the event of the first tier failing, recovery is possible. IMO this would also speed things when the fast...

Do you have any advice re buying used server drives for desktop (i am only familiar w/ sata) use? Just curious. As you say, its fun having lots around to play with.

If you are suggesting using an array as a tier, then u cannot do this.