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Guru3D.com » News » Cryptocurrency CHIO can destroy an SSD in 40 days

Cryptocurrency CHIO can destroy an SSD in 40 days

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 05/17/2021 09:43 AM | source: hd-tecnologia | 43 comment(s)
Cryptocurrency CHIO can destroy an SSD in 40 days

Chia is positioned as an ecological alternative to Bitcoin relative to energy consumption. It's not mining, but farming on your storage solution. Its greener credentials seem questionable. Not only are we starting to see signs of HDD and SSD shortages, but it also greatly shortens the lifespan of these drives.

Chia has the peculiarity that it is not mined using the power of the GPU but rather utilizing the storage device used, where obviously the faster the better performance is obtained. This has already caused a shortage of SSDs and hard drives in Asia, but now other symptoms of their use are beginning to be seen: the durability of SSDs is depleted in just weeks.

While manufacturers are already seeing an increase in sales, some, including Galax, are warning buyers that using their products to grow Chia will void warranties. According to the Chinese site Fast Technology (via Hardware Times ), constantly growing Chia on a 512GB SSD, which typically lasts for five to ten years, can see it lifespan being reduced to just 40 days.

Drives with more storage space last longer, but wear and tear still significantly reduce their lifespan - a 1TB SSD lasts around 80 days, while growing Chia will kill a 2TB SSD in 160 days. Unfortunately, we don't know what NAND writing type is applied though, but assume TLC-based SSDs, as these are the norm. 

 







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Undying
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#5912741 Posted on: 05/17/2021 09:52 AM
Why dont they use enterprise slc ssd's? Those can last much longer.

CrazY_Milojko
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#5912745 Posted on: 05/17/2021 09:59 AM
There's nothing ecological in Chia farming/mining if landfills are going to get clogged with dead SSDs in months that comes.

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#5912750 Posted on: 05/17/2021 10:16 AM
The amount of e-waste is gonna be insane!

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#5912751 Posted on: 05/17/2021 10:22 AM
so, the advertised TBW is false? I mean, if some manufacturer advertises 1000 TBW and it dies sooner, the TBW is not true. Or how to understand this.

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#5912754 Posted on: 05/17/2021 10:30 AM
Why dont they use enterprise slc ssd's? Those can last much longer.

You need lots of space. 60GB's not going to cut it.

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