So that would only work with certain PCIe adapters? No cheap (<50 usd) options? Or should we wait and see what kind of cards the nMP accepts?
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So that would only work with certain PCIe adapters? No cheap (<50 usd) options? Or should we wait and see what kind of cards the nMP accepts?
It’s amazing to see the number of people spending $6K+ on a machine who think ~$400 or less for a PCIe 4xNVMe blade carrier/adapter is too expensive. Want your warranty to hold up? Use products marked compatible MP7,1 or at least wait until others test the Highpoint. None of these cheap adapters should be considered, especially the ones without heatsinks.
There should be no need for one as Cascade Lake-W supports PCIe bifurcation. It’s just a question if the MP7,1 supports it.
$6000+ on a MP7,1 and then buying a $19.99 Chinese garbage PCB…
So, then point out why that isn't the best choice? This is a forum, no? People come here to ask stuff they don't know...
You are buying a $6000+ Mac, then you gonna buy the cheapest Chinese adapter to use inside it?
These cheap Chinese no-name adapters are garbage. If you need to buy an adapter for less than $50 now, at least buy a kryoM.2, that have a reputable brand making it and it's a decent product. Don't buy no-name Chinese adapters that sometimes are not cut out correctly during the PCB cut process - this is the simplest aspect of all productive process and they don't even get it correct.
The first post here has a list of what works with Mac Pros, we are compiling this list for the last two years, testing everything.
Even USB-C NVMe adapters (like Pluggable) are better than many of those cheap PCIe ones. First quality standard - if it doesn't include a heatsink (and a good one) it isn't worth buying.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N48N5GR
If the good quality adapters are too rich for your tastes, just look at SATA SSDs. They're in ~500MB/s range, run a lot cooler, larger capacities, and a lot more options for connection via PCIe, USB3/C, or TB3.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N48N5GR
If the good quality adapters are too rich for your tastes, just look at SATA SSDs. They're in ~500MB/s range, run a lot cooler, larger capacities, and a lot more options for connection via PCIe, USB3/C, or TB3.
Added OWC ACCELSIOR 4M2 to the first post. It's a x8 card, with the same PCIe switch as IO Crest IO-PCE2824-TM2 (aka Syba SI-PEX40129).
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Added OWC ACCELSIOR 4M2 to the first post. It's a x8 card, with the same PCIe switch as IO Crest IO-PCE2824-TM2 (aka Syba SI-PEX40129).
When using the https://www.owcdigital.com/products/accelsior-4m2, it is simply a matter of directing the saving of files to this device specifically; it will be listed among the possible storage locations? The Apple installed SSD will handle defaults to the desktop?
It's just another drive, or drives if you are using it without RAID. No difference whatsoever from a Mac with multiple disks.
Bear in mind that OWC has no present plans to sell an empty 4M2. So when you buy one, you're going to get 4 x 256G NVMe drive in it, whether you want them or not.
Not sure @tsialex is "recommending" the OWC card, just mentioning it's compatibility. Believe the overall recommendation is still the HighPoint card since it has few (if any) blade restrictions for size and double-sided.
Weird, BH Photo has the bare card for $248.75. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...3726X1523008X21117eeb01f81a3a7287da64601fad14
Yep, I know. But try to find that Mfg SKU on MacSales' site and you'll come up empty handed. So something odd is happening there.
It is a "special order". Have ordered video gear from them in the past labeled this way that was NOT spec'd as listed. They usually drop ship from vendor/manufacturer and order will be cancelled if price difference is substantially under vendor's price, or if they cannot fulfill as listed. Happens a lot with imported gear.
Saw that as well. The rep I spoke with this morning stated they clearly had no intentions of offering an empty one. He could have been mistaken, though you'll note there's no way to select that configuration on the MacSales website.
Anyway, I added it here because people are interested in this card and OWC hides it very cleverly that is a x8 card.
It's overpriced, but people wanting a fan less solution may go for it. HighPoint SSD7101A-1 frequent Amazon promos for $275~300 is a much better choice.
Yep, I agree. The HighPoint or Sonnet cards are the higher-performing ones but may include a bit of fan noise with the device. Having choice is good. Two HighPoint cards stacked with 4TB NVMe drives.... Hmmm... seriously expensive, but drool-worthy.
Can I install this card in the 3rd slot x4 of MacPro 2010 right? However, I won't get the card's maximum speed.
I have the slot 1 occupied by the GPU in signature and moving it to slot 2 then I can't leave the pce card mounted with the 512GB AHCI I use now in slot 4.
Thanks.
https://www.amazon.it/CREST-si-pex4...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=HTCS2D64FJ4QVQ78TD35
I have the slot 1 occupied by the GPU in signature and moving it to slot 2 then I can't leave the pce card mounted with the 512GB AHCI I use now in slot 4.
Thanks.
https://www.amazon.it/CREST-si-pex4...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=HTCS2D64FJ4QVQ78TD35
Yes, but will have around 1500MB/s total throughput installed in slots 3 or 4.
Thanks,
I would like to install this NVMe SSD ... I hear about it well ... do you know it?
https://www.amazon.it/Sabrent-Inter...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PN0DH31P2GF93XWM0ZV8