@nerdydad said in Weekend Plans:

@mattspeller said in Weekend Plans:

Visited Cathedral Grove this weekend. Girlfriend for scale.

So that tree is approximately 2 girlfriend arm lengths wide?

Yeah, one of the smaller ones 0.o

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Cathedral+Grove&rlz=1C1GGRV_enCA752CA752&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjnlrmbyIraAhUC62MKHZ9_BgcQ_AUICigB&biw=1920&bih=949

Visited Cathedral Grove this weekend. Girlfriend for scale.

@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.

@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.

@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.

Turns out there are indeed adapters!!

HidreamB/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

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.

Allergies are kicking my arse so hard today. Good. Grief.

Pollen count "extreme" indeed.

I would really need to see this myself to believe it. Even with mineral oil you need some kind of heat spreader. I can see this working no problem with a modest hunk of copper on the CPU but bare? Yikes.

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@jaredbusch a few beers and a handful of benedryl = happy flying