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    Advice on building Xeon workstation

    Your Advice please Well, Folks, big M is kicking us Win7 folk into the new-fangled age. Current mobo has no Win10 drivers, So, I am planning to get a new system (I'll keep my Noctua case fans, Enermax platinum PSU, and Antec case. I use my system for writing software (Eclipse -...
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    Viable DC optane configurations?

    I've been looking over the DC optane population guide, but it wasn't clear about the case where you don't have DRAM in all memory channels. It seems to suggest, based on the iMC rules, for App Direct mode at least, that for a single CPU socket, supporting 6 or more memory slots supporting 6...
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    Intel Optane SSD 900P 280GB AIC $235 + YMMV 13% bucks

    NewEgg via eBay has a 15% discount on several items, including this Intel Optane 900P AIC. Regularly listed at $276.46, it drops to $234.99 when added to a cart. @gea has a great post on how Optane SSDs as Slogs improve write performance on Solaris/OmniOS ZFS. Intel Optane SSD 900P Series -...
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    AU Sold: Intel Optane 905P 480GB U.2

    For sale - 1x Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5" U.2 drive. p/n SSDPE21D480GAM3 will update pics as soon as I can find my IMGUR login details. $480 USD with free shipping. Selling as I've managed to upgrade capacity in preparation for my server commissioning. *this is a brand-new-in-box unopened...
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    Setting up Linux VM on hard wired Optane memory

    Hello, I am a biochemist and need a straightforward solution on how to set up a Linux VM that takes advantage of the the full 24Gb of memory on a computer I just bought so that I can get on with a genetic analysis that is RAM intensive. I got a HP laptop with 24Gb of RAM by having hardwired...
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    Intel Optane P4800x vs P900

    Other any other difference between the Intel Optane P4800x & P900 other than their endurance rating (20.5 vs 5.11 PBW), MTBF (1.6m vs 2m), and Enhanced Power Loss Data Protection? I also read that the P4800x has the option to change the sector size. I've also seen some benchmarks where the...
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    Intel Optane SSD DC P4801X Availability?

    Does anyone know why the P4801X isn't generally available yet? Provantage has them listed as a Special Order: PROVANTAGE: Intel SSDPE21K100GA01 Optane SSD DC P4801X Series . ARK says they were launched in Q3'18: Intel® Optane™ SSD DC P4801X Series (100GB, 2.5in PCIe x4, 3D XPoint™) Product...
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    Intel IMDT + Optane (DC P4800X) + EPYC

    I wondered if anyone in these forums knows whether Intel software defined memory technology (IMDT + Optane DC P4800X) will work on an EPYC platform, or is it restricted to Xeon. I'm software dev considering building a machine for deep learning + video editing + general experimentation with...
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    SmartOS and Intel DC P4800X

    Hi. Could anyone confirm that Intel's DC P4800X (NVMe, Optane, PCIe Card) is supported on SmartOS? Or has one in a lab and can test it? Or found some reports on the internet? I'd like to be sure about that before spending the money. Thanks guys!
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    Intel Optane Memory (m.2) and Linux

    Making a small test notes thread: Test Configuration Notes Testbed: Supermicro X10SDV-F w/ X520-da2 NIC Location: The Intel Optane Memory 16GB m.2 card is in the m.2 slot. Experiments Set Intel Optane Memory as boot device in BIOS - did not work. Install Proxmox VE 5.0 Beta on drive -...