25GB Plots (4x compression) with DrPlotter
It really works. I tested it, and mind blown. DrNick, inventor of DrPlotter, has managed to pull off 75% compression if you have a 3090 or 4090 GPU to decompress these 4x plots!
To read more about installation and economics of using his new tool, check out his official GitHub at https://github.com/drnick23/drplotter
His instructions are crystal clear and easy to follow if you want to set up your own test system. If you've ever set up a Chia remote harvester, then this is almost exactly the same.
Plot times on my PCIe Gen3 system with a 4090 is slow at 12 minutes direct to HDD. However, I ordered two more Gen4 systems with 4090s so I can build this out faster.
You cannot plot and harvest/farm on the same system with DrPlotter. His DrSolver program requires a dedicated 3090 or 4090 to do the work of decompression.
This could be what takes me off NoSSD. To be continued!