nderstand2growB to LocalLLaMA@poweruser.forumEnglish · 10 months agoStoring LLM models on external SSD: Is the SSD speed important? Samsung T7 w/ USB 3.2 (read: 1050MB/s) vs. Fantom w/ Thunderbolt 3/4 (read: 2800MB/s)message-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareStoring LLM models on external SSD: Is the SSD speed important? Samsung T7 w/ USB 3.2 (read: 1050MB/s) vs. Fantom w/ Thunderbolt 3/4 (read: 2800MB/s)nderstand2growB to LocalLLaMA@poweruser.forumEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHerr_DrosselmeyerBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoBasically, no. Initial load will take longer on a slower drive but that’s it.
Basically, no. Initial load will take longer on a slower drive but that’s it.