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Fusion Drive Question

NbinHD said:
Why?, because i already have a macbook pro and i can get by on that so i may aswell just wait. And if i buy a 21.5'', id like to wait for the 7xx series of cards so i can get some better graphics and future proof a bit.
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No one can predict which way Apple is going to go on Graphics cards. They did an about face with the current iMac having moved from ATI cards. But the switch back to ATI is shown by the inclusion of FirePro cards in the Mac Pro preview.

Apple tends to change the iMac graphics cards with each completely new release. With the current iMac model being released in late 2012, it's unlikely there will be a major update of graphics cards until 2014.

But as history shows..... anything can happen.

The current GeForce cards in the current range have dramatic performance variances that should also be noted:

Pixel Rate comparison:

GeForce GT 640M (21.5" iMac) - 5.88GP/s
GeForce GT 650M (15" MBP Retina/21.5" iMac) - 5.96GP/s
GeForce GT 660M (27" iMac) - 6.68GP/s

Then a massive jump to:
GeForce GT 675M (27" iMac) - 14.4GP/s
GeForce GT 680M (27" iMac) - 32.2GP/s
 
NbinHD said:
Why?, because i already have a macbook pro and i can get by on that so i may aswell just wait. And if i buy a 21.5'', id like to wait for the 7xx series of cards so i can get some better graphics and future proof a bit.
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An update to the iMac is expected in September. This might included 7xx series cards, although there might also be a change back to ATI/AMD again - who knows.

The 680MX in the 27" is benchmarked roughly 3 times the 640M in the base 21".
There is room for improvement.
 
OCZ Synapse for caching

Hello guys,
at the moment I am using my OCZ Synapse as a Caching SSD on my windows system.

But I was thinking if I could use it in my MBPp late 2012. (Swap it with the dvd drive)
For my windows pc I had to install a caching software called "Dataplex". This one is not available for Mac OS.

But could my OCZ (which can also be used as a "normal" ssd) also operate as a fusion drive in my MBP?

Here is more information about the OCZ drive: http://ocz.com/consumer/synapse-sata-3-ssd

Thanks in advance
 
monkifon said:
Hello guys,
at the moment I am using my OCZ Synapse as a Caching SSD on my windows system.

But I was thinking if I could use it in my MBPp late 2012. (Swap it with the dvd drive)
For my windows pc I had to install a caching software called "Dataplex". This one is not available for Mac OS.

But could my OCZ (which can also be used as a "normal" ssd) also operate as a fusion drive in my MBP?

Here is more information about the OCZ drive: http://ocz.com/consumer/synapse-sata-3-ssd

Thanks in advance
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Fusion drive requires an SSD that acts as a normal drive, it does not act as a caching SSD.
So it should work fine as long as the drive can be used as a normal SSD.
 
monkifon said:
Hello guys,
at the moment I am using my OCZ Synapse as a Caching SSD on my windows system.

.
But could my OCZ (which can also be used as a "normal" ssd) also operate as a fusion drive in my MBP?
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You didn't say what size the SSD is, however, I'm wondering if it's only 60GBs if it will run in to issues. I would suggest 120GB at least for an SSD to be part of a Fusion Drive. I am also looking at the rated speed for that SSD you have, and I'm not sure it would be worth it. If you really want to make a Fusion Drive get something like the Samsung 840 EVO which has a much higher data transfer rate.

I have not seen anyone say anything about making a Fusion Drive with a 60GB SSD, only with 120GB or larger. This is why I don't know how a small SSD would function as part of a Fusion Drive.
 
Bear said:
You didn't say what size the SSD is, however, I'm wondering if it's only 60GBs if it will run in to issues. I would suggest 120GB at least for an SSD to be part of a Fusion Drive. I am also looking at the rated speed for that SSD you have, and I'm not sure it would be worth it. If you really want to make a Fusion Drive get something like the Samsung 840 EVO which has a much higher data transfer rate.

I have not seen anyone say anything about making a Fusion Drive with a 60GB SSD, only with 120GB or larger. This is why I don't know how a small SSD would function as part of a Fusion Drive.
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Yes it is only 64GB. You may be right about the size. I ordered a Samsung 840 yesterday, but read a few reports, that this SSD doesn't work well with Mac OS. I am going to give it a try. Do you recommend setting up a fusion drive with the SSD and my HDD or simply using the SSD for the OS and Apps, and the HDD for Music, Videos, Photos etc.?
 
For me, my setup is 256 SSD iMac and hook up to a thunderbolt HDD or SDD drive.

Since it is a desktop and having the HDD/SDD inside or outside of the iMac using thunderbolt make no much different in speed.
 
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