It didn't last long though. Samsung's 960 Pro already saturates 4 PCIe 3.0 lanes in NVMe.
-----Original Message----- From: Hardware [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 7:05 PM To: hardware <[email protected]> Cc: hwg <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [H] Ideas for a new build One of the big recent advancements is in the new M.2 interface for SSDs, which finally creates an interface that can match the inherent speed of modern SSD: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/02/understanding-m-2-the-interface-that-will-speed-up-your-next-ssd/ If you do a lot of disk-intensive apps, I think that would be something worth upgrading for. Will require a new mobo, however. --------- Brian On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 7:59 PM, Jim Maki <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > > > My last new build was a 2.67 GHz i7 system in 2009. I have been using > a dual Xeon 6-core, 2.67 GHz refurb (HP Z600)for about 2 years. I have > outgrown the storage capacity (hard drives, etc.) of the HP case. It > is very proprietary and would not easily transfer to the larger case I > have (from the i7 build). > In addition, the Z600 does not have new features such as USB 3.0. > > > > Anyway, I have been "out of touch" with state of the art and am > looking for some suggestions for a new build. While price is > important, a high performance to price ratio is more important. I am > not much of a gamer (an occasion Civ V game) but do have multiple > programs open a one time. I do some graphics (CorelDraw) but my next > major task is a book on family genealogy (pictures, genealogy charts, text). > > > > So suggestions and a "why" would be highly appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > Jim Maki > > [email protected] > >
