Alex Gerulaitis
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Glenn (and everyone):
Since this is iSCSI (not a shared solution in itself), I assume you want to bond two NICs to a server of sort? Whereas said server also having bonded connections to a switch?
Just curious: wouldn’t bonding NAS’ ports direct to a switch be a simpler solution? (Theoretically, this avoids the additional bottleneck/ overhead of the separate server.)
(Practically NAS probably doesn’t have enough CPU power to handle multiple TCP/IP connections as efficiently as a dedicated server – is that the whole reason for iSCSI+server vs. NAS?)
(Bob to Alex: SCREW YOU! You get NOTHING but fries for $499! :))
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[Brooks Willig] “I got it to work. I disabled the Virtu MVP software and support in BIOS and also finally got the correct Nvidia Driver installed. I found 296.10 works anything later does not.”
Kudos. Disabled the onboard graphics?
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Have you tried updating graphics and AJA drivers, reseating the cables, and shaking the system a bit to whip it back into behaving?
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In a word, not recommended:
– graphics is usually inadequate
– possible issues with adding a dedicated media volume
– AIO systems are usually skimpy on expandability and upgrade-ability options
– AIO systems are usually slightly more expensive than their desktop counterparts due to tighter packagingSo…
Graphics. What is the graphics chipset / card on this system? Intel HD? If so, no GPU acceleration for you – a major benefit of Pr CS5+.
Storage. Everyone will tell you not to use the boot drive for video, and preferably use some sort of a RAID setup. Some (extreme gearheads) will even tell you to set up separate physical volumes (drives) for output (encoding), caching, etc.
With AIO (All-in-Ones), unfortunately, having one or more separate secondary volumes may not be as easy as with regular desktops. If it has a USB 3.0 or eSATA then you will be in a better position.
Bottom line: unless it’s an HP Z1 (and even that – with some reservations) – I’d stay away from AIOs for serious editing.
Alternatives: HP Z-series (Z420 and up), Dell T3600 and up (T7600 is my fav), custom systems from ADK, Puget and the likes; properly done DIY systems ($1.5K and up) if you feel like it.
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My first thought is one of the drives is misbehaving and I’d benchmark them individually, or put the original 1TB ones in and see how they perform.
The 2nd thought is the host system has something going on in the background (I/O, CPU or memory intensive) that interferes with the box’ performance.
How does your boot SSD perform? Consistently good speeds?
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It’s great.
I’d probably go with the newer 8570w but I understand the desire to have a larger 17″ monitor.
Too bad the newer gen version (8770w) only uses AMD graphics. 🙁
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2nd what Ryan said.
On the other hand it does help to know your options when shopping. E.g. from modded Toyota Yaris and Miatas through BMW M-cars and MB AMG, and all the way to Bugatti, McLaren, Ferrari, Lambo supercars, etc.
Each segment will likely have its own guide explaining what each car is good for.
In this case, the “car” has to be good for CS purposes, have a suitable graphics chip, and probably shouldn’t cost anything close to a Ferrari. The brand value is on a little smaller scale with laptops, vs. cars – with the exception of Apple of course, up until recently.
Here is a year-old guide that might help narrow down the choices:
https://support.dv411.com/home/vendors/adobe/cs5-laptops
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Another thread on the topic that may be of help:
“ATI 5770 and Premiere Pro CS6”
Also:
“OpenCL and Premiere Pro CS6” by Todd Kopriva.
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GTX-570 is the best BFTB (Bang For The Buck) choice if you want to go purely by Pr specs (see Ann’s link); GTX-670 is an even better one but will require a small and simple modification to Premiere Pro CS6 config file to run properly.
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[Craig Wolf] “We don’t really care how it is connected…iscsi, FC, mini-SAS, or whatever. Just has to be at least as fast as the current system. “
Mini-SAS is generally the fastest and the least expensive way to attach storage:
– 24Gbs aggregate line speed via a single MiniSAS 6Gbs port
– inexpensive cabling (up to 10m)
– costs approx $2K less than a Fibre-Channel solution (from ground zero)
– Direct-Attach (DAS) onlyFibre-Channel:
– 16Gbs aggregate line speed via dual 8Gbs ports
– negligibly more expensive cabling given total costs, much longer cable runs – 100s of meters
– DAS or SAN (SAN with a switch and management software)Alex Gerulaitis
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