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[amibroker] Re: OT: For those that have thought about trying SSD's



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> I'm a tinkerer and can't help myself when it comes to new technology.

Ha ha. I hear you. I'm adding liquid cooling to my latest octa-core machine for the same reason. 3.8 Ghz just isn't enough when 4.4 Ghz can be had!

Mike

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, dingo <waledingo@xxx> wrote:
>
> As I mentioned I will trying this out when I can get the time.  If your
> system has enough memory to hold all of the data that AB will be using then
> I don't think the SSD's will make a difference.
> 
> I do a lot of other things at the same time I'm using AB so I'm looking for
> improvement there.  I'm also interested in using an SSD in my older laptop
> and expect that to help a lot.
> 
> I'm a tinkerer and can't help myself when it comes to new technology.  I
> really want to try the 2 30gig drives in a raid 0 config...
> 
> d
> 
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Mike <sfclimbers@xxx> wrote:
> 
> > I realize that you are making a more general statement, thus the OT prefix.
> > But, I would be interested in hearing some performance numbers as they apply
> > to the running of your AFL scripts. Does your AmiBroker usage make
> > sufficient disk access to see any real difference?
> >
> > I made a similar decision earlier this year in that I bought the WD
> > Velociraptor at 10,000 RPM over the more affordable slower RPM drives. But,
> > I never did the testing to see if it had any real impact with my intended
> > usage (I use that machine only for AmiBroker backtesting).
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, dingo <waledingo@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Just thought I'd let you know about something I've been following.  I've
> > > wanted to try out SSD's ever since they came out but the price kept me
> > from
> > > it.   Recently one supplier has come out with a product that is what I
> > > consider "affordable" and the performance  is astounding.
> > >
> > > Here's a review of the OCZ Vertex series of SSD's:
> > >
> > > http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3531&p=31
> > >
> > > and a follow up to the above:
> > >
> > > http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3535
> > >
> > > I've also been tracking the testing of newer firmware on OCZ's forum
> > here:
> > >
> > > http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=186
> > > Don't let the thread titles scare you off the problems seem to be getting
> > > solved quickly.
> > >
> > > And finally here's the pricing on the different Vertex models:
> > >
> > >
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=50001550%2040000636&Manufactory=1550&bop=And&SpeTabStoreType=0&SrchInDesc=vertex&Page=1
> > >
> > > I've got 2 of the 30 gig drives and when I get some time will be playing
> > > with them.
> > >
> > > This looks like a really good idea for notebooks.
> > >
> > > d
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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