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User considers 8x RTX 3090 upgrade for larger LLM context

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A user on the r/LocalLLaMA subreddit is contemplating an upgrade from six NVIDIA RTX 3090 GPUs to eight, with some running at PCIe 4.0 8x speeds. The primary motivation is to potentially run larger models like Deepseek-V4 at Q8 quantization and accommodate larger context windows. However, the user questions the practical value beyond the satisfaction of completing such a build. AI

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User considers 8x RTX 3090 upgrade for larger LLM context

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/dazzou5ouh ·

    Would upgrading from 6x3090s (all running at PCIe 4.0 16x) to 8x3090s (2 at PCIe 4.0 8x, the rest 16x) be worth it?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Currently I have 6x3090s but was considering getting a pcie splitter and using the last free slot of my motherboard to add two more. Would that be worth it? Tbh it would be satisfying to achieve such a build since it maxes out the motherboard but…

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