Our video master, Piotr, has been lighting up the metrics on YouTube with some great videos on LowEndBoxTV.  If you’re not a subscriber, you’re missing out!  Did any of these slip past your stream unclicked?

AMD Shootout: Ryzen vs. Epyc – Which is Right For You?

Ryzen is fast! Epyc is epic! But is it the best for your server? Piotr sorts out the AMD product lines and provides some benchmarks to help you decide which chip is right for you when you’re shopping for a cheap VPS or cheap dedicated server.

Are All Hetzner Locations Alike? NO! Piotr Has the Proof!

In recent years, Hetzner has expanded to the USA and later to Singapore. They claim their systems are the same at each location, but are they…? No! And Piotr has the proof.

OpenAI Whisper? No! There Are Better Options

Looking for a transcription solution? Sure, you can pay one of the big cloud services but that isn’t the LowEnd way! So do you go for Whisper? Faster Whisper? Whisper X? Insanely Fast Whisper? Piotr recommends Whisper2ST + ctranslate2, and has all the benchmarks to prove why it’s the best solution (at least this week!)

Ubuntu 24: Hot Rod Ferrari Speed Freak, Crippled Dump Truck, or Somewhere in Between?

How does Ubuntu’s new release compare to earlier versions? In this video, Piotr benchmarks Ubuntu 24, Ubuntu 22, Ubuntu 20, and Debian 12 to see how the new release stacks up. He’s thorough, reporting numbers for Geekbench 6, Scala, Apache Spark, PyBench, Intel OneDNN, Redis, ZSTD Decompression, AV1 Encode, and WebP Encoding.

Free Power Toys for Your Linux Server!

Would you like some free, fun power toys for your server? In this video, Piotr tells you about some tools that will make your day to day life easier: btop, scrutiny, Hetrix Tools, unattended upgrades, ubuntu pro, yabs, and MyIdlers!

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raindog308

Dread Lord of LowEnd Content at LowEndBox

I'm raindog308, techno polymath and long-time LowEndTalk community Administrator. My technical interests include all things Unix, perl, python, golang, shell scripting, vintage operating systems such as MVS, and relational database systems such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.

I also enjoy using LEBs! I have an empire of little guys for VPNs, larger guys for apps, and big guys for databases and storage. When I'm not in front a screen I'm into German Shepherd dogs, quality knives, target shooting, theology, tabletop roleplaying games, and forest hiking.

I enjoy writing technical articles here on LowEndBox to help people get more out of their systems. You can find me on LowEndTalk @raindog308

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