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The ioDrive isn't that expensive though... you don't need a million dollars. Their 80gig model is around $2500 so anyone who is building one of those "ultra-f
by catch23 18y ago
The ioDrive isn't that expensive though... you don't need a million dollars. Their 80gig model is around $2500 so anyone who is building one of those "ultra-fast" gaming rigs probably wouldn't mind dropping $2500 to speed up the slowest part of a computer (usually)
- stcredzero 18y agoHow big is the build directory? You can get a ANS-9010 and 8 gig of DDR RAM to put in it for something like 1/3rd that price. Plus, it will never slow down on you.
- lasthemy1 18y agoYou also have to consider tools used to build and test, and any DLLs used. Theoretically for something used frequently, it should stay in memory, but I have no idea how well that works in practice when doing a large build.
- stcredzero 18y agoANS-9010 is a RAM drive, that presents DDR RAM as a SATA drive. You can configure it up to 64 gigabytes, but at that price it's prohibitive. You can buy its little brother, the ANS-9010B, which only has 6 slots for memory and tops out at 24 GB. Many shops will be able to fit the most frequently used 20% of their toolset onto a small disk drive like this. if the most frequently used 20% of their toolset represents 80% of their development wait, this is still a big win.
- wmf 18y agoBut what is the performance delta between a $2,400 ioDrive and a $400 X25-M for an "ultra-fast" gaming rig? I actually own an ioDrive (not for personal use) and it's hard to find a real workload that can saturate it. I think some people here are on the wrong end of Amdahl's Law.