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How much data does chia farming use?
How much data does chia farming use?
Riccardo
Sat Nov 30 2024
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Chia farming utilizes existing empty hard disk space on computers to farm cryptocurrencies with minimal resources, leveraging both SSDs and HDDs. The amount of data used depends on the size of the hard drives, with larger drives enabling more plotting and farming capacity. SSDs are recommended for plotting due to their faster read and write speeds.
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Valentina
Mon Dec 02 2024
The recommended use case for these drives also plays a role in determining their workload rating.
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DigitalDragonfly
Mon Dec 02 2024
Chia farming commonly employs 3.5-inch HDDs which have varying workload capacities.
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Enrico
Mon Dec 02 2024
These capacities range from 200TB to 550TB per year, dependent on the specific drive model.
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CryptoLordess
Sun Dec 01 2024
When it comes to Chia farming, the amount of data written is often equivalent to the size of the drive.
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Riccardo
Sun Dec 01 2024
This is because plots are initially generated on ephemeral storage solutions.
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