What to do with a bunch of 128GB M2 SSD
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Is there a PCIe board that holds a shitload of M2 SSDs? For cheap?
Struggling to find a use for these as they probably won't sell for more than peanuts.
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@mattspeller said in What to do with a bunch of 128GB M2 SSD:
Is there a PCIe board that holds a shitload of M2 SSDs? For cheap?
Struggling to find a use for these as they probably won't sell for more than peanuts.
I'd be willing to give you a few peanuts for em if I had any use for em . . .
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But to answer the question, there are risers that can be bought to make use of these.
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Might be worth it to get a raid controller for this and setup a lab with these.
The raid cards for these don't seem that expensive.
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I have a few crypto rigs that I could use some of these for
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Turns out there are indeed adapters!!
Hidream
B/M Key Socket 2 M.2 NGFF (SATA) SSD to 2.5 SATA Adapter Card Adapter + Case https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B076F811K8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_egaRAbMSJ5VKE -
@mattspeller said in What to do with a bunch of 128GB M2 SSD:
Turns out there are indeed adapters!!
Hidream
B/M Key Socket 2 M.2 NGFF (SATA) SSD to 2.5 SATA Adapter Card Adapter + Case https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B076F811K8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_egaRAbMSJ5VKEFor $12 bucks you have some user upgrades to do.
LOL
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@mattspeller These allow you to boot m.2 off sata interface instead of m.2? if your mobo doesnt support m.2 or NVME boot(pre 6th gen Intel)?
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@momurda this particular adapter "Only supports B or B/M KEY SOCKET 2 sata transmission protocol m. 2 NGFF SSD!"
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@momurda said in What to do with a bunch of 128GB M2 SSD:
@mattspeller These allow you to boot m.2 off sata interface instead of m.2? if your mobo doesnt support m.2 or NVME boot(pre 6th gen Intel)?
M2 isn't something it supports, that's just the form factor - like 2.5" vs 3.5" etc.
NVME boot is in the bios as an option - it's neat but not necessary (maybe for the PCIe ones?)
PCIe VS SATA is what we're concerned about here - all my M2 SSDs are SATA based.
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The fastest USB drives you'll ever use! I grabbed an m2 SSD and m2 to USB3 adapter, and that thing felt like an internal drive when booting to a live OS from it.
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@travisdh1 said in What to do with a bunch of 128GB M2 SSD:
The fastest USB drives you'll ever use! I grabbed an m2 SSD and m2 to USB3 adapter, and that thing felt like an internal drive when booting to a live OS from it.
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USB3 certainly helps in that regard!
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I'll send some cash, bitcoin, litecoin or whatever if you decide to sell them cheaply to ML users.
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@irj said in What to do with a bunch of 128GB M2 SSD:
I'll send some cash, bitcoin, litecoin or whatever if you decide to sell them cheaply to ML users.
Plan A is to try out some of the 2.5" adapters. If those suck I will definitely be selling a bunch.
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@smitherick said in What to do with a bunch of 128GB M2 SSD:
I have a few crypto rigs that I could use some of these for
How long does it take you to pay for the difference of drive with voltage savings. I think that is a myth especially considering how unprofitable mining has become.
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@irj said in What to do with a bunch of 128GB M2 SSD:
@smitherick said in What to do with a bunch of 128GB M2 SSD:
I have a few crypto rigs that I could use some of these for
How long does it take you to pay for the difference of drive with voltage savings. I think that is a myth especially considering how unprofitable mining has become.
If you're worried about the cost of electricity in your mining rig, you need to quit or upgrade it.
