If you want to say that one of the hottest content creation outlets in 2024, "AI painting" must definitely occupy one vote. At present, the most mature AI painting creation and the largest user group is the software "StableDiffusion". Before learning, many friends want to know, what kind of computer do you need to run StableDiffusion smoothly?
First, let's take a look at the "basic requirements" of StableDiffusion for computer hardware:
∎ Graphics card: To use N card, A card is not recommended, and the video memory must be 8GB or more.
∎CPU: No hard requirements, SD does not have high requirements for CPU, multi-core and multi-threading are preferred.
∎ Memory: At least 16GB, the higher the resolution and the higher the number of images, the higher the memory capacity requirements.
∎ Hard disk: the larger the storage space, the better, the work of the picture, need the hard disk to store, the read and write speed can not be bad, otherwise the stuck, circle, error will follow.
When StableDiffusion produces images, it mainly relies on the computing power of the local graphics card, and the basic GPU usage is 100%. Therefore, when we allocate a computer, we should pay attention to the "graphics card". "Large video memory" is undoubtedly preferred, 16GB video memory is better than 12GB, better than 8GB. The latest graphics card of the RTX40 series, which is better than the RTX30 series and better than the RTX20 series.
At present, the most recommended for entry and daily use is the "16GB video memory version RTX4060 Ti", which has enough video memory, moderate price, and not bad performance. If you're still on a tight budget, take a step back and prioritize "RTX3060 12GB". Of course, buying a graphics card is what you pay for, and if you want to be more efficient, you must spend more money, like RTX4070SUPER and RTX4080 SUPER, which are the configurations of common graphics cards of high-end AI painting hosts.
While the graphics card is in focus, many people ignore the importance of the hard disk, as everyone knows, no matter how good the graphics card is, if the hard disk can't keep up, it can't play a full performance. Here I recommend a solid state drive for my own use: "BIWIN NV7200PCIe4.0 SSD", which is a PC storage accessory that specializes in AI creation.
When it comes to the brand of BIWIN, you may be a little unfamiliar, because this brand was quite low-key before, but its strength in the domestic storage hardware is leveraged, and it is one of the few listed companies in this field, and has successfully operated the storage products of many international first-line PC brands such as HP, Acer, Predator, etc., and you can be completely assured in terms of product quality!
Speaking of this SSD, BIWIN NV7200 uses high-quality flash memory particles, is equipped with PCIe4.0 Gen4x4 high-performance main controller, supports a new generation of NVMe2.0 protocol, and can achieve up to 7200MB/s sequential read speed and 6200MB/s write speed, and random IOPS read and write speeds reach 1000K and 800K. This solid-state also adopts the advanced technology of HMB+SRAM, which can flexibly call idle memory as a buffer, improve the loading speed, double the efficiency of AI mapping, and the large model training can also keep up with your agile thinking!
In addition, we often encounter the situation that AI paintings need to be migrated and backed up, often dozens or hundreds of gigabytes of works, and when we encounter a hard disk with a slower transmission speed, half an afternoon has passed to migrate the data, which makes people anxious. BIWIN NV7200 not only has extremely fast data transfer speed, but also provides free Acronis genuine software, which can backup and migrate data with one click, and the work efficiency value is full.
In addition to speed, the capacity of the SSD is equally important. Even if StableDiffusion only trains a single model, the hard disk space occupied by the file is often hundreds of gigabytes, and the AI model continues to generate images, which is surprising over time. The lack of hard disk space is a problem that all heavy "alchemy" enthusiasts need to solve urgently.
BIWIN NV7200PCIe4.0 SSD has a large capacity of up to 4TB for a single piece, 4TB is equivalent to 4000GB, and its storage capacity can be comparable to traditional mechanical hard disks, so that heavy "alchemy" enthusiasts can store large models and massive AI works with peace of mind, and truly realize storage freedom.
When StableDiffusion is running, in addition to the heavy load on the GPU, the SSD is also writing at all times, which will cause the SSD to generate high heat, and the high temperature will in turn affect the efficiency of the SSD, creating a vicious circle. To this end, NV7200 has done enough optimization in heat dissipation, from the physical level and the software level, it adopts a 1mm graphene heat dissipation sticker on the outside, which can be perfectly compatible with the M.2 socket heat dissipation armor of the motherboard, to achieve rapid heat dissipation, and at the same time, it is equipped with a self-developed e-sports temperature control algorithm to dynamically adjust the load, effectively achieve temperature control, and not be afraid of high loads, so that productivity can continue to be online.
As the saying goes: if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. If you want to learn StableDiffusion well, you can't be sloppy in building the "Alchemy Furnace". Therefore, in addition to a graphics card with high computing power, you also need a high-quality, high-performance, and high-capacity SSD. BIWIN NV7200PCIe4.0 SSD is such a product, which brings extremely fast experience to AI painting creators, solves their anxiety of insufficient storage space, and greatly improves output efficiency, which is a practical product with both high performance and high cost performance.