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DXVK vs smartmontools

A side-by-side look at DXVK and smartmontools. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

DXVK

DXVK

Gaming Software

DXVK is a Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 9/10/11 which allows running 3D applications on Linux using Wine. It provides better game performance and compatibility compared to Wine's built-in Direct3D implementations.

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smartmontools

smartmontools

System & Hardware

smartmontools is a set of open source utilities that monitor the health of disk drives and predict drive failures, compatible with most types of hard drives. It reads SMART data to detect and report on various drive attributes related to reliability, such as reallocated sectors count.

smartdisk-healthdrive-monitoringhardware-diagnosticsreliability-prediction

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