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Add specs to testnet participation guide (#4078)

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@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ traversal issues. A cloud-hosted machine works best. **Ensure that IP ports
Prebuilt binaries are available for Linux x86_64 (Ubuntu 18.04 recommended). Prebuilt binaries are available for Linux x86_64 (Ubuntu 18.04 recommended).
MacOS or WSL users may build from source. MacOS or WSL users may build from source.
For a performance testnet with many transactions we have some preliminary recomended setups:
| | Low end | Medium end | High end | Notes |
| --- | ---------|------------|----------| -- |
| CPU | AMD Threadripper 1900x | AMD Threadripper 2920x | AMD Threadripper 2950x | Consider a 10Gb-capable motherboard with as many PCIe lanes and m.2 slots as possible. |
| RAM | 16GB | 32GB | 64GB | |
| OS Drive | Samsung 860 Evo 2TB | Samsung 860 Evo 4TB | Samsung 860 Evo 4TB | Or equivalent SSD |
| Accounts Drive(s) | None | Samsung 970 Pro 1TB | 2x Samsung 970 Pro 1TB | |
| GPU | 4x Nvidia 1070 or 2x Nvidia 1080 Ti or 2x Nvidia 2070 | 2x Nvidia 2080 Ti | 4x Nvidia 2080 Ti | Any number of cuda-capable GPUs are supported on Linux platforms. |
#### Confirm The Testnet Is Reachable #### Confirm The Testnet Is Reachable
Before attaching a validator node, sanity check that the cluster is accessible Before attaching a validator node, sanity check that the cluster is accessible
to your machine by running some simple commands. If any of the commands fail, to your machine by running some simple commands. If any of the commands fail,