> Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2017 07:32:00 +0100 > From: [email protected] (akhiezer) > > > 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.
- ie the consumer-reach/lower-end, for nvme/pcie-addins/m2, is still quite rough-terrain: the bumps are not nearly as smoothed-out as for the sata drives. > > * anandtech reviews of the samsung 9xx & 8xx nvme/ssd products, are a s/ssd/sata/ - ie re the _interface_ . > good solid base for starting-off on spec/purchasing decisions. > > * &c&c&c. > 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
