> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 23:57:11 -0400 > From: Michael Shell <[email protected]> > > On Sat, 29 Apr 2017 00:29:00 +0100 > Ken Moffat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks to both of you for this thread - I had assumed that only > > DataCenter-grade products (as in "unaffordable") were nvme, and those > > (of course) have ridiculous prices. > > > Bearing in mind that I haven't played with SSD's (yet), but looking > around the web I found this: > > https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820236156 > > Corsair Force MP500 M.2 2280 120GB, M.2 2280, PCI-Express 3.0 x4, > for $85 (they do have larger versions). Pulls < 5 Watts so it should > run cool. > > And also: > > https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124167&cm_re=PCIe_M.2_adapter-_-15-124-167-_-Product > > a Syba SI-PEX40110 M.2 PCI-e SSD to PCI-e bus adapter card. > Will work with PCI-e versions below 3.0, although with some speed loss. > From the reviews, it seems that the integrated M.2 slot on some > motherboards is not as fast as it could be (800Mb/s read versus > 3072Mb/s with the card) and so this $15 card can greatly speed things > up in those cases as well as keep the SSD cooler if the motherboard's > M.2 slot is close to the graphics card, CPU, etc. >
(yikes...) where to begin ... * there's also many reports of m.2 boards heating up too much - and throttling performance back down - when in a pci-e mount-card. * corsair ... borderline already; but compound it w/ lesser-reputation syba; not good. * samsung evo 850 sata III 500g ssd will serve very well. * (consumer-reach) nvme stuff still (imho) has too many ifs'n'buts and not- clear-cut-enough advantages, to be worth paying anything like a premium for - whether in terms of cash or time &c. * anandtech reviews of the samsung 9xx & 8xx nvme/ssd products, are a good solid base for starting-off on spec/purchasing decisions. * &c&c&c. hth, akh -- -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
