From ca8a00f8a15d2277c142310a448ec069ecbd6ad0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rob Quist Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:19:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update hardware-mining.md --- documentation/en/hardware-mining.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/en/hardware-mining.md b/documentation/en/hardware-mining.md index a7c410184..0379cc4e1 100644 --- a/documentation/en/hardware-mining.md +++ b/documentation/en/hardware-mining.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The setup below is a minimal example for sealing 32 GiB sectors on Lotus: Note that 1GB sectors don't require as high of specs, but are likely to be removed as we improve the performance of 32GB sector sealing. -AMD CPU's are __highly recommended__, because of the `Intel SHA Extensions` instruction set that is available there since the `Zen` microarchitecture. Hence, AMD CPU's seem to perform much better on the testnet than other CPU's. Contrary to what the name implies, this extended instruction set is not available on recent Intel desktop/server chips. +For the first part of the sealing process, AMD CPU's are __highly recommended__, because of the `Intel SHA Extensions` instruction set that is available there ever since the `Zen` microarchitecture. Hence, AMD CPU's seem to perform much better on the testnet than other CPU's. Contrary to what the name implies, this extended instruction set is not available on recent Intel desktop/server chips. ## Testnet discoveries @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ GPUs are a must for getting **block rewards**. Here are a few that have been con ## Testing other GPUs -If you want to test a GPU that is not explicitly supported, use the following global**environment variable**: +If you want to test a GPU that is not explicitly supported, use the following global **environment variable**: ```sh BELLMAN_CUSTOM_GPU=":"