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Shenzhen market offers modified 96GB RTX 5090s for $8,200

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In Shenzhen's Huaqiangbei electronics market, modified NVIDIA RTX 5090 graphics cards with 96GB of VRAM are reportedly available for approximately 56,000 yuan (about $8,200 USD). This modification involves increasing the VRAM from its standard capacity, with a significant additional cost. However, there are concerns that the necessary VBIOS modifications might prevent the system from recognizing the extra memory, potentially rendering the upgrade impractical compared to official high-VRAM cards. AI

IMPACT Customizable high-VRAM GPUs could lower barriers for local AI model training, but technical hurdles remain.

RANK_REASON Modification of existing hardware, not a new product release or significant industry event.

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Shenzhen market offers modified 96GB RTX 5090s for $8,200

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/prestodigitarium ·

    96 gig 5090s from Shenzhen's Huaqiangbei

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>We're visiting Shenzhen right now, and visited the Huaqiangbei electronics market. I've seen reports of 96 gig 5090s popping up on AliExpress, but never saw confirmation that it was real, so we asked around a little. One seller called a friend, a…

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