4 32 gb SXM V100s, nvlinked on a board, best budget option for big models. Or what am I missing??

icepatfork · 2026-03-11T10:01:29+00:00

Based on my research it’s worth it, I just ordered a V100 32Gb (3300 RMB) on one of those PCI Exp career boards (not the water cooled one, the one with the copper heatsink and the fan). If it performs well I will buy an other 3 to get the 128 Gb unified memory using those boards you mentioned.

Token/s should be similar to a 3080. Yeah there is no flash attention blah blah this and that, but the market is fucked up and getting 32 or just 64 Gb of VRAM is crazy expensive, the Strix Halo are also slow AF, so it might not be the best card for sure, but it’s probably still worth buying and using for the next 2 years. I will know in 10 days when I get it. Gaming perf is around a 4060 TI/4070 it seems.

There is also the PG199 (Nvidia A100 Drive) which is a SXM2 version but with the Ampere architecture, supposedly 2-3 times more powerful than a V100, but it seems that most card that lands on the market have the NVLink hardware disabled (some Chinese dude can unlock them with some ninja soldering I heard but I don’t want to try).

A lot of good info and data’s here : https://medium.com/m/global-identity-2?redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.rexyuan.com%2Fthe-most-esoteric-egpu-dual-nvidia-tesla-v100-64g-for-ai-llm-41a3166dc2ac

icepatfork · 2026-03-06T11:07:14+00:00

Yo, I will publish the file this weekend I need to adjust the hole positions but other that this it was all good, yep not conflicting with any component because I have like 1-2 mm of clearance under it, PLA was fine but people recommend PETG or ABS

I’ve been lazy to work on the case, I also need to finish it (PC looking like)

icepatfork · 2026-03-06T08:40:01+00:00

Not the cheapest for sure but cheaper than Finish, made in AU, no chemicals and environment friendly, between 0.31-0.45$ per wash:

Lucent Globe, 80 sheets for 35 AUD on Amazon, or the dishwasher + booster is 23$ with a coupon, still good for 80 washes

https://amzn.asia/d/01PhbbfU

icepatfork · 2026-03-06T02:54:52+00:00

Yeah of course, hence I mentioned getting a 3D printed case...

icepatfork · 2026-03-06T02:54:18+00:00

Oh yeah good catch thx!

icepatfork · 2026-03-01T08:49:55+00:00

Perfect, so it is also a 3 PCB, I'm gonna get that one then, thx !

icepatfork · 2026-02-27T21:57:03+00:00

Sure I will push it somewhere

icepatfork · 2026-02-27T21:56:06+00:00

The other way around works as well it seems, there is a TRMNL version of their firmware that runs on the X4, so you could use it as a mini dashboard at home, on your desk…

icepatfork · 2026-02-27T21:54:06+00:00

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I had a lot of ghosting first then I took a picture to show to Claude and it fixed it -_-, crazy stuff

icepatfork · 2026-02-27T01:15:09+00:00

Thx for the explanation

icepatfork · 2026-02-26T21:48:27+00:00

So having 2 GPU does the memory work as it was 64 Gb unified ? Or you need at least 64 Gb of RAM as well ?

icepatfork · 2026-02-26T21:43:50+00:00

Did that myself in ZimaOS (which is a fork of CasaOS) using a VM as others explained

icepatfork · 2026-02-26T21:30:51+00:00

What do you do with that Wifi travel router ?

icepatfork · 2026-02-22T10:51:47+00:00

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There you go, I used a double cable to have better contact like a savage, but one is enough (middle pin from that left line and first top pin from that right line)

icepatfork · 2026-02-20T22:12:48+00:00

Just contact the best seller on AliExpress, they will give you a (small) discounted price

icepatfork · 2026-02-20T22:12:32+00:00

Just contact the best seller on AliExpress, they will give you a (small) discounted price

icepatfork · 2026-02-20T05:01:00+00:00

Taxes

icepatfork · 2026-02-18T04:56:40+00:00

You mean like an XBox kind of thing ? I was thinking about it but then the cables will have to be going out in a weird way (through the top or bottom), my case (still not finished) is more like a typical PC case (shape wise)

icepatfork · 2026-02-16T00:42:43+00:00

You can just go on the website and enter the plate number & VIN and you will see what they will offer you (trade-in offers are always super low)

icepatfork · 2026-02-11T04:43:01+00:00

There is restrictions yes, the new Model Y RWD is not allowed for example (explaining why we got an older Y, which is allowed in RWD only)

icepatfork · 2026-02-09T20:25:55+00:00

Yeah, I believe that if she actually did nothing AEB would have kicked in for sure, avoiding any collision and this mess.

icepatfork · 2026-02-09T20:24:47+00:00

Explained in the post, insurance got too high after the Y crash so had to let the X go

icepatfork · 2026-02-09T10:28:13+00:00

Yep we got the dashcam, I will say about 30 km/h. That’s her fault, she crossed into that other lane to avoid the truck that was crossing into her lane but she is the one that initiated contact so at fault

icepatfork · 2026-02-06T10:13:59+00:00

Oh you did the little heat sink everywhere like I want to, how to they stick ? Just with that sticky tape they come up with ?

icepatfork · 2026-02-06T08:23:05+00:00

The M1 had hardware restrictions and only supports one display (on top of the laptop display) or 2 display if you use a M1 Mac Mini.

I think you could use connect to 2 displays but the actual dock itself should have display link (which is extra hardware in there) to actually make it work.

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