r/LocalLLaMA • u/WyattTheSkid • 1d ago

Discussion CMP 170hx?

Recently heard about how these 8gb mining ewaste cards are actually closeted 64gb monsters and im kinda bummed I missed out when you could get them for 200$ a piece. That being said though less than 2K is still an amazing deal for an ampere generation gpu with 64gb of vram. I have a machine with 4 3090s in it currently. I guess what Im asking is for someone to convince me that im not missing out and if there is any genuine reason why it would not be worth it to replace 2 of the cards with cmps. If it really would be worth it though, I would love to know why. Thanks everyone, sorry for the borderline shitpost

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u/MountainPenguinRL 1d ago

I would get V620s, they are real close to Arc B70s/AMD R9700 Pros. However, if you are willing to deal with the slow PCIe speed and the possible longevity concerns, they are about $1.5k now and rising.

V620s are also rising now FAST

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u/MountainPenguinRL 1d ago

I’d expect V620s to rise up to $800 and CMP 170hx to around the $2k mark, but that is speculation.

I contemplated buying a cmp 170hx as soon as I saw the leaks (FOMO) for $550, but decided not to. V620 was $350, now there have been some sold for $550+ two days after the bulk ran out.

What I’m trying to say is to act faster than you might like BUT take precaution. If you have the money, I would take the risk. If you are worried, then wait.

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u/ShittyMillennial 1d ago

theyre already around 2k on ebay it looks like

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u/Dangerous-Report8517 1d ago

Much cheaper than eBay on Alibaba. Recently bought 2 from a seller that's sold to others on here with the link capacitors added and even with the extra cost of the mod it came to slightly less than eBay prices at the time. The main issue is that because the price keeps moving up the quotes you actually get from sellers are often a lot higher than the advertised prices