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NVIDIA CMP 170HX GPU Hacked to Unlock Up to 80GB of Memory
Linus Tech Tips explored modifications for the NVIDIA CMP 170HX graphics card, a former cryptocurrency mining hardware piece. Originally considered useless for general computing, the card can now be modified to unlock up to 80GB of memory. In addition to the memory upgrade, users performing minor soldering work can unlock the card's full PCIe Gen 1 x16 bandwidth. The video details baseline benchmarks, unlocking processes, and performance evaluations involving AI models like Qwen.