Hi,
I just bought a new high end notebook with the following details and usage and need some advice for the best way to set the machine up for maximum performance.
CONFIGURATION:
Model:
XMG Apex 15
Processor:
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
RAM:
2x 32GB DDR4-2666 Samsung
Graphics card:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 refresh 8GB GDDR6
SSD:
1x 1TB M.2 Samsung 970 EVO Plus PCI 3.0 x4 N
HDD:
1x 2TB WD Blue
Due to budget constrains the second bay for a second internal SSD needs to stay empty right now.
USAGE:
3D Design & extensive rendering
4k video editing.
Large graphics file editing (sometimes 20 000 x 15 000 pixels and more)
No gaming.
SOFTWARE:
Windows 10 Pro
Blender 2.83 (Cycles & Eevee)
Rhinoceros 3D
Affinity Photo
Power Director 17 Pro
For the moment I plan to use the internal 1TB SSD roughly as follows:
1x 350GB Windows & Software Partition
1x 600GB Partion for current projects & frequently access to things like material textures, reference files and similar
1x 50GB Partition as buffer for the 2TB storage HDD
The 2TB HDD is used for storage such as less frequently used files (non current projects and similar.
Now here is the question.
1)Is this the best setup with this hardware for fastest performance (Hardware changes are not really an option)?
2)Does it make sense to set the dedicaded 50GB partition of the SSD aside as buffer for the 2TB HDD?
3)Should this buffer be bigger or smaller?
4)Should I install windows on the SSD?
Thanks so much for your advice!
Fran
I just bought a new high end notebook with the following details and usage and need some advice for the best way to set the machine up for maximum performance.
CONFIGURATION:
Model:
XMG Apex 15
Processor:
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
RAM:
2x 32GB DDR4-2666 Samsung
Graphics card:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 refresh 8GB GDDR6
SSD:
1x 1TB M.2 Samsung 970 EVO Plus PCI 3.0 x4 N
HDD:
1x 2TB WD Blue
Due to budget constrains the second bay for a second internal SSD needs to stay empty right now.
USAGE:
3D Design & extensive rendering
4k video editing.
Large graphics file editing (sometimes 20 000 x 15 000 pixels and more)
No gaming.
SOFTWARE:
Windows 10 Pro
Blender 2.83 (Cycles & Eevee)
Rhinoceros 3D
Affinity Photo
Power Director 17 Pro
For the moment I plan to use the internal 1TB SSD roughly as follows:
1x 350GB Windows & Software Partition
1x 600GB Partion for current projects & frequently access to things like material textures, reference files and similar
1x 50GB Partition as buffer for the 2TB storage HDD
The 2TB HDD is used for storage such as less frequently used files (non current projects and similar.
Now here is the question.
1)Is this the best setup with this hardware for fastest performance (Hardware changes are not really an option)?
2)Does it make sense to set the dedicaded 50GB partition of the SSD aside as buffer for the 2TB HDD?
3)Should this buffer be bigger or smaller?
4)Should I install windows on the SSD?
Thanks so much for your advice!
Fran