Hi
I've been wondering this for a little while now. My network is configured at 1GBe speeds, so max throughput is in the region of 110mb/s from the server.
For playing games that are stored in the NAS on an SSD, what is going to make a difference... The access times of the SSD or the bandwidth? I'm presuming that the faster access times are going to be the more important factor and that it is unlikely that a game will stream data greater than 100mb/s in to the game?
Any one done this? I'm currently using my standard mechanical WD Reds for this purpose and its fine, for the most part its like the game was running from the actual machine but I'm wondering whether moving the games to an SSD on the network will improve general loading and streaming performance or if moving to a 10gbe network would be better, as that would then unlock the full SSD bandwidth.
Any thoughts on the subject are appreciated.
Cheers,
Chris
I've been wondering this for a little while now. My network is configured at 1GBe speeds, so max throughput is in the region of 110mb/s from the server.
For playing games that are stored in the NAS on an SSD, what is going to make a difference... The access times of the SSD or the bandwidth? I'm presuming that the faster access times are going to be the more important factor and that it is unlikely that a game will stream data greater than 100mb/s in to the game?
Any one done this? I'm currently using my standard mechanical WD Reds for this purpose and its fine, for the most part its like the game was running from the actual machine but I'm wondering whether moving the games to an SSD on the network will improve general loading and streaming performance or if moving to a 10gbe network would be better, as that would then unlock the full SSD bandwidth.
Any thoughts on the subject are appreciated.
Cheers,
Chris