by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011 11:45:00 PM
Posted in Memory , Kingston , SandForce , SF-2000 , Sandy Bridge E , Trade Shows , IDF 2011
Posted in Memory , Kingston , SandForce , SF-2000 , Sandy Bridge E , Trade Shows , IDF 2011
I dropped by Kingston's booth at the IDF tech showcase to check out two things this evening: Kingston's SSDNow KC100 and another Sandy Bridge E demo. The KC100 is another SF-2281 SSD but aimed at business users with a 5-year warranty instead of the 3-year warranty that comes on the HyperX. Performance should be identical to the HyperX. SandForce has a new firmware revision that is in testing now (3.30) which should fix some issues users have been having, but no word on whether or not it'll address all issues at this point.
Kingston also populated a Sandy Bridge E motherboard with 8 x 8GB DIMMs just to show what's possible with Intel's next high-end enthusiast platform.
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64 GB. of RAM won't do much unless you're running large programs or many apps concurrently.
RE: RAM by xxtypersxx on Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Two words:
RAM. Drive.
Its the next logical progression for enthusiasts. Now we just need Intel to release some tools that make it easy for the ram drive to be automatically mirrored and restored to a dedicated SSD.
RAM. Drive.
Its the next logical progression for enthusiasts. Now we just need Intel to release some tools that make it easy for the ram drive to be automatically mirrored and restored to a dedicated SSD.
RE: RAM by Klinky1984 on Wednesday, September 14, 2011
I don't really think that's a logical progression much at all. We already have the system cache in place which puts recently loaded items into system memory for quicker access. Having to pull 64GB into system memory every time you boot is going to be more hampering to performance than it's benefits.
RE: RAM by alpha754293 on Wednesday, September 14, 2011
@xxtypersxx
One word for you: BitMicro
One word for you: BitMicro
RE: RAM by Klinky1984 on Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Pfft, who needs 64GB of RAM? 6.40GB should be enough for anyone!
RE: RAM by alpha754293 on Wednesday, September 14, 2011
I do. Biggest swap file to-date: 90 GB.
RE: RAM by zerockslol on Wednesday, September 21, 2011
I remember a famous software engineer was once rumoured to have said "640K (of ram) should be enough for anybody"
RE: RAM by alpha754293 on Wednesday, September 14, 2011
*shrug*
For a desktop system, that IS a big deal.
But for the systems that I'm used to - mehhh.....I'd like to top out a 512 GB system...
For a desktop system, that IS a big deal.
But for the systems that I'm used to - mehhh.....I'd like to top out a 512 GB system...
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@nadamany the UX32, not the thinner UX31, has a single SO-DIMM slot. Only qualified for up to 4GB, 8GB should work but not 100% yet
Just a little Jay-Z and SSD testing, maybe even building a new HTPC for the theater
ASUS' Zenbook Prime UX21A now in Bench: http://t.co/o8WRdDKX
@JonWorrel the UX21A, the review just posted: http://t.co/LN9GNdiY
@DrPizza @mcrommert @babgvant there's progress, just not along this one vector. that will come too.
@DrPizza @mcrommert @babgvant hangon now: 19x10 in an 11.6-inch form factor, much better CPU perf, much better wifi, USB 3, etc...
@DrPizza @mcrommert @babgvant wait seriously it is?!? is that why all of my machines are running so slow? :-P
@DrPizza @babgvant @mcrommert welcome to the world of appliance computing, just upgrade again next year when you need more memory
@babgvant @DrPizza @mcrommert I agree that I would like to see more, but 4GB with an SSD is definitely usable for most client workloads
Running a cTDP battery life test on the Zenbook Prime at 13W while I prepare the V4 1.4 on the SSD testbed
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All the troops need to sort out their reliability and compatibility issues on SSDs because most are not ready for Prime time at this point in the game if you need secure data.