Mario.

I’m same as you… re ssd drive organisation. Ssd’s are cheap. I’ve never looked back.

The more i delve into advanced vi’s//orch libs the more i’m aware the importance of using the right configged pc. Otherwise one could end up with a lemon pc that doesnt do the job.

Re…importance of lanes. More the merrier ? so one doesnt get bottlenecks in a pc.

Yesterday i came across this very interesting article from a custom builder of recording studio pc’s…and it clarified lots for me…particularly how certain cpu’s support more lanes than others.
Why am i doing this deep delve into pcie and lane support by different classes of processors ?
Because ive realised impact on performance. For example some processors support fewer lanes (highways) than others. The following explains why lanes matter.

https://silentpc.com/articles/performance-and-pci-express-bus-lanes

Above prolly explains why so many daw users encounter probs, ie pc puffs out if all but the kitchen sink is loaded over time onto an underpowered pc.

And now to confuse things more…lol… pcie 6 was announced earlier this year…

https://www.anandtech.com/show/17203/pcie-60-specification-finalized-x16-slots-to-reach-128gbps

But looks like its gonna be a few years yet for it to trickle down to us consumers.

I urge any daw user to delve deeply into pcie and cpu lane architecture before next purchase of a pc for daw work, particularly if one anticipates heavy workload. This stuff aint trivial....and these articles and others of their ilk might save buying the incorrect pc vs workload.

Happiness to you mate.
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