Running Modern NVMe in a PowerMac G5!

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Published on February 12, 2022 3:30:05 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSrL_CKGnCU

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Today we're going to try running a PowerMac G5 from modern NVMe on PCIe! How much speed gain can we really get from it, and can we install most or all of Linux on the drive for a super souped-up monstrosity of a Power Mac?

LINKS:

🍎 Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/actionretro
🍎 Void Linux PPC/PPC64: https://voidlinux-ppc.org/
🍎 That nice NVMe PCIe controller card: https://amzn.to/34vvKIP
🍎 WD_BLACK SSD that I used: https://amzn.to/3GMcvaW

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