Just an update to let you know that I've taken the plunge and re-installed my system disk onto an SSD, and sweet jesus is it fast. :)
Can't see myself going back now... Thanks, DAN On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Adam Seeley <adam_see...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > The Vaio I bought early 2010 uses a 240Gb SSD for boot & storage. I've > used it as a mobile workstation (3d,sims,comping) and it's been rock solid > (and fast of course). > > Running comps with lot's of layers using SSD is great. > > No idea what brand it is... > > I'm tempted to have a couple of local data SSD in RAID to run whatever job > is current and backup daily to a disk for safety. > Waiting for those prices to drop a bit more. > > A. > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ben Houston <b...@exocortex.com> > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Sent:* Monday, 15 October 2012, 13:02 > *Subject:* Re: 2 graphic cards for SLI > > Exocortex owns 8 SSDs in our Ottawa office. We have not had any > failures. We > use SSDs as boot > drives for 3 machines and we use SSDs for source code (it speeds > up C++ compilations tremendously) on 5 machines. We have not had any > failures since we started adopting SSDs in the summer of 2011. > We may be just lucky. > > We are fully backed up so that if any hard drive here goes, we are > okay -- that made it easier to adopt SSDs even with their bad > reputation for reliability. > > Brands we use: > > OCZ Vertex 2 (2) > OCZ Vertex 3 (2) > OCZ Force 3 (4) > > I choose those brands because they were cheap. > > Best regards, > -ben > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:29 AM, Dan Yargici <danyarg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is the second time in two days I've heard people raving about SSDs, > are > > they less prone to failure these days? I gave up being excited about > them a > > while back after seeing a string of friends have nothing but > nightmares... > > > > DAN > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Alan Fregtman <alan.fregt...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> I can't stress SSDs enough either. Best computer upgrade ever. > >> > >> There is something magical about booting in ~20 seconds. Apps start so > >> fast! > >> > >> On Oct 14, 2012 8:21 PM, "Ben Houston" <b...@exocortex.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Regarding SSDs, I can't recommend them enough. I'd recommend an SSD > >>> as your boot drive and for your applications - thus 240GB or so is > >>> what I use. But keep your data on a standard drive as the speed > >>> difference isn't worth the high cost for large storage space. > >>> -ben > >>> > >>> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Leoung O'Young <digim...@digimata.com > > > >>> wrote: > >>> > Hi Ben, > >>> > > >>> > Thanks for your feedback. > >>> > I am looking to get the Asus GTX 560 Ti for my i7 3930 /32gb ram > >>> > Do you have any experience with this card with Fury2? > >>> > Will definitely consider your suggestion of SSD. What kind of gain do > >>> > you > >>> > see with the SSD cards? > >>> > > >>> > I will definitely consider getting Fury2 once we upgrade XSI > >>> > You guys have done a tremendous job. > >>> > > >>> > Leoung > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > On 10/14/2012 4:01 PM, Ben Houston wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >> Hi Leoung, > >>> >> > >>> >> SLI should will see some benefits with Fury 2, although half of the > >>> >> Fury 2 calculations when self-shadowing happen on the CPU and two > >>> >> video cards won't speed that up and usually you feed Fury 2 via ICE > >>> >> simulations which happen completely on the CPU right now. I > >>> >> personally have never found the > >>> >> money required for an SLI configuration worth it -- I've done it > once > >>> >> about two years ago. Just getting a faster PC (Intel Core i7 39x0 > >>> >> look really nice right now), SSD drives or more memory or a better > >>> >> single video card usually works out better for myself. > >>> >> > >>> >> Best regards, > >>> >> -ben > >>> >> > >>> >> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Leoung O'Young > >>> >> <digim...@digimata.com> > >>> >> wrote: > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Does put 2 graphics card for SLI see benefits in XSI interface > >>> >>> performance > >>> >>> and help also help rendering in GPU plugins like Exocortex Fury 2? > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Thanks, > >>> >>> Leoung > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Best regards, > >>> Ben Houston > >>> Voice: 613-762-4113 Skype: ben.exocortex Twitter: @exocortexcom > >>> http://Exocortex.com <http://exocortex.com/> - Passionate CG Software > Professionals. > > > > > > > > -- > Best regards, > Ben Houston > Voice: 613-762-4113 Skype: ben.exocortex Twitter: @exocortexcom > http://Exocortex.com <http://exocortex.com/> - Passionate CG Software > Professionals. > > >
