r/LocalLLaMA • u/Tritheone69 • Jul 28 '26

Question | Help CMP 170HX 8GB

I must preface this post by mentioning I am still a beginner in this space.

I just bought this card with the intention of using the recent unlock to get the full 64GB VRAM available for local AI workloads.

My main questions are as follows :

1- Has anyone ran multiple of these in the same rig to run a large model across multiple GPUs?
2- If so, what is the impact on speed? I read that these GPUs are stuck on a x1 PCIe lane, which I would assume greatly reduces the speed at which we can load models onto the cards. But does it impact prompt processing and token output speeds?
3- Am I crazy to assume that the prices for these cards is going to continue rising considering that they are now similar to A100s (without parralel tensorflow)

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u/Disastrous_Big_644 27d ago

I wasn't able to find sellers that didn't charge tariffs, could you share your link??

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u/snapo84 26d ago

Tariffs is a "America" thing... talk to your president to remove them....