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Re:All AMD ThreadRipper CPU's will have 64 PCIe Lanes by frou_dh on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @07:55AM (#14451754)
That sounds frivolous versus a single high-end PCIe SSD. Wouldn't be surprised if the improvement in real-world game load times wasn't even perceptible.
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Re:All AMD ThreadRipper CPU's will have 64 PCIe Lanes by ux-app on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @08:06AM (#14451798)
>That sounds frivolous

Maybe, but that's what being an enthusiast is all about :) also assets (models & textures) need to be loaded from disk during game-play which can result in stutter when gaming. Faster IO would help here.

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Re:All AMD ThreadRipper CPU's will have 64 PCIe Lanes by frou_dh on Friday June 02, 2017 @02:33AM (#14467917)
Our baseline of a single high-end PCIe SSD isn't slow, though. This comparison is ultra high bandwidth vs ultra ultra high bandwidth.
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