Graphic cards can get pretty toasty when pushed hard in games and professional workflows. Using thermal interface materials like paste and pads is essential to their operation. However, GPUs run in poor conditions tend to build up gunk and dirt inside, which degrade thermal pads and affect their ability to conduct heat from critical components …
Looking to pull data from an old HDD? Trying to repurpose an internal drive for external use? Want to connect multiple hard disks to your laptop? In each case, you’ll need to identify how to power a SATA hard drive externally. A SATA connector splits into two parts. The first section, with six pins, transfers …
Most SSDs in the market today her categorized on the interface or the markets they are targards. Both are equally important to consider when shopping for an SSD. NVMe vs. SATA NVMe or the Non-Volatile Memory Express is an interface that connects the NAND flash of an SSD to your computer’s PCIe bus. This is …
Whether training a deep learning model or rendering a complex scene, scaling your workload over two GPUs can significantly decrease the time taken over just sticking with one. A preferred approach for most readers would be to insert two GPUs into a regular consumer system with sufficient expansion slots. After all, most of the recent …
You can often find cheap SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) drives online, thanks to their use in enterprise environments, where drives need to be upgraded periodically for better reliability. However, one downside to buying them is their lack of compatibility with consumer hardware. It’s easy to mistake these drives for more common SATA (Serial ATA) drives …
Welcome to part two of our guide, which covers Chia plotting in Linux. The Chia plotting landscape has changed quite a bit with the Mad Max plotter launch. We have a separate guide covering the differences between the official and Mad Max Chia plotter, and we highly recommend you take a look at it. If …
Companies are cutting prices in anticipation of Black Friday. Lenovo and many online retailers are offering steep discounts on the brand’s Legion laptops. If you’re putting off purchasing that Legion you’ve long been waiting for, then now’s the time to pull the trigger on some crazy deals. We’re happy to help hunt deals on your …
Manufacturers are constantly updating their lineup of gaming monitors to meet the demands of competitive gameplay. While skill is undoubtedly a requirement for excellence in such games, hardware can be a limiting factor for those looking for perfection. If you are in the market for a gaming monitor, you would likely have come across the …
This guide was written before plot compression was introduced to Chia. Plot compression allows farmers to use the computing power of GPUs to reduce the size of plots and increase rewards. The Chia network shortly (6 months to a year) plans to introduce a new plot format to combat plot compression. We recommend small farmers …
So, you’ve zeroed down on a suitable processor capable of filling your Chia drives as fast as possible within a reasonable budget. Or you have already filled up more storage than you will ever need in a lifetime with Chia plots. Now all you need is the best motherboard for Chia plotting and farming. Both …
