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So we have these source code that are 10GB in size and takes 3 hours to build from scratch, and we have been wasting time because of hard drive speed (and the way Mac put BootCamp at the end of the drive instead of the beginning).

Finally convinced my boss to spring $250 per person to build an SSD with 1394 enclosure. I'm going to get OCZ Vertex 2, 50GB is enough for my workload without breaking the bank. I like the SandForce controller it is using because of the speed, and if it last 2 years that's enough for me (running 8 hours a day non stop building codes).

A bonus is the 1394 enclosure makes it easy to bring the code between systems, so if we have to go on business trips or between labs and offices, we don't have to spend 20 minutes transferring files.

I'm happy.
 
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Sounds good! What on earth has 10GB of source code? Windows 8?
I was happy getting a second monitor at work
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Originally Posted By: L_Sludger
Can you get a Sandisk SSD with your contacts at your old firm?


Given what I saw first hand in the development, I wouldn't want one.

Vertex 2 uses SandForce controller and the VP of software engineering at SandForce is my old director. I trust his focus on making things bug free.

Originally Posted By: IndyIan
SWhat on earth has 10GB of source code?


Can't tell you, but I've never seen anything as badly managed as this beast in my life. I'd say if the vendor is careful at clean up and optimization we can cut it down to 1GB or 512MB.
 
Nice drive.. I'm going for an Intel X25-M myself... (When I do, unless something is better by then)

But for now, my 10kRPM V-raptor is plenty fast.
 
Just wanted to throw in something really quick. My ex had a Hemi Ram MDS lease. I installed 0w30 (pre-SSO) Amsoil (I think it was series 2000) Anway, along with the EAo15 filter. Ran it 27k on that oil change. Checked it several times along the way and never had to add any oil to it. It still looked like normal used oil when I finally changed it, and other than that the truck ran great. lol but who knows. If I knew about about oil analysis back then I would have sent a sample in. All I know is that at least looking through the oil fill cap and filter and what not it was not a solid piece of sludge .
 
Originally Posted By: Johnny248
Just wanted to throw in something really quick. My ex had a Hemi Ram MDS lease. I installed 0w30 (pre-SSO) Amsoil (I think it was series 2000) Anway, along with the EAo15 filter. Ran it 27k on that oil change. Checked it several times along the way and never had to add any oil to it. It still looked like normal used oil when I finally changed it, and other than that the truck ran great. lol but who knows. If I knew about about oil analysis back then I would have sent a sample in. All I know is that at least looking through the oil fill cap and filter and what not it was not a solid piece of sludge .


wrong subject?
 
I've not kept up with computers much over the last five years and maybe things have changed but considering who you work for PandaBear, aren't you legally obligated to call it "FireWire" and not 1394?!

Clark
 
Originally Posted By: ClarkB
I've not kept up with computers much over the last five years and maybe things have changed but considering who you work for PandaBear, aren't you legally obligated to call it "FireWire" and not 1394?!

Clark


My boss told me that the corporate culture of "Cupertino Fruit Company" is "no team work, no document". You are responsible for your own work and defend your own work. The check and balance between rivals will improve product quality and you have to fight for your own career growth.

Sadly our relationship with vendors are better than people in other department within the company.

Originally Posted By: ToyotaNSaturn
Amsoil 0w30 and SSD's don't mix
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Congrats on the SSD! The good ones are quite amazing!


Ah... Make sense now.

Anyhow, it arrived today and is up and running after a hiccup (format it as FAT in OSX cause it to fail in the middle of running in XP, didn't found out why until I reformat it as NTFS in XP).

The speed is very noticeable even if it is not my boot and application drive. What I notice is that a typical 2.5 hour build is now shrunk to 1 hr 45 mins, and in many part of the process that I used to see only 1 or 2 cores going 80%, I now see 6-7 cores going 80-100%. That means it is eliminating some bottlenecks.

I think a majority of the gain come from having a second HD splitting the load between my work data (source code and build target) and the OS / page file / application / development tools. If I have another non SSD drive, it will probably still give me 50% of the gain.

When I have time, I'll try putting it in my machine and use SATA to connect it directly. That'll probably cut down another 10-20 mins out of the 1 hr 45 mins, but I'll lose portability. We'll see.
 
Originally Posted By: ProStreetCamaro
Be careful if you are constantly writing files to the drive. You can wear out an MLC SSD fairly quickly doing that.


If I wear it out, I get my money worth and will buy another one.
 
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