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Techie unlocks Nvidia CMP-170HX GPU to 80GB VRAM, surpassing A100 performance

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A tech enthusiast named Kate has successfully modified an Nvidia CMP-170HX graphics card, originally designed for cryptocurrency mining, to function as a high-end A100 GPU. By employing a voltage glitching technique and a custom circuit board, Kate was able to bypass the card's fuse controller, unlocking its full 80GB of VRAM and shader modules. This modification not only increased the card's VRAM capacity from 8GB to 80GB but also resulted in performance exceeding that of the standard A100 in certain benchmarks. AI

IMPACT Enables more accessible high-performance computing for AI tasks by unlocking previously inaccessible hardware capabilities.

RANK_REASON This is a modification of existing hardware by an enthusiast, not a new product release from a major vendor.

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Techie unlocks Nvidia CMP-170HX GPU to 80GB VRAM, surpassing A100 performance

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Bruno Ferreira ·

    Techie uses voltage glitching hack to turn $2,500 Nvidia 8GB cryptomining GPU into a full-fat $20,000 A100 with 80GB of VRAM

    A techie turned a $2,500 CMP-170HX 8GB mining card into a full-fat $20,000 A100 80GB by carefully blowing onboard fuses to unlock entire VRAM and shader modules.

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