Question "Who needs a supercomputer when you've got an Nvidia A100 in your desktop?

[Josh0Matthew]

"my question is does ASUS X99-A motherboard can to handle this powerhouse. Any sneaky ways to bypass this and get our hands on those sweet, sweet Tensor Cores? Let's hear your best (and legal) workarounds, tech gurus!"

 

[Eximo]

The PCIe A100 would just plug in to any regular motherboard. Not sure what the question is here.

If you mean the SXM4 cards, not really any feasible way without getting the appropriate server board.

 

[Josh0Matthew]

The PCIe A100 would just plug in to any regular motherboard. Not sure what the question is here.

If you mean the SXM4 cards, not really any feasible way without getting the appropriate server board.

yes mate I am talking about SXM4 cards

 

[Eximo]

Then probably not.

I also wouldn't trust any of the people selling those things. Where did they get them? Do they work? They certainly can't test them without hardware that would surely be in use if operational.

 

[Order 66]

If you mean the SXM4 cards, not really any feasible way without getting the appropriate server board.

SXM4? l've never heard of it.

 

[kanewolf]

SXM4? l've never heard of it.

It is a high density connector on server motherboards for NVIDIA coprocessor connectivity. There is a basic Wikipedia page.

 

[Eximo]

Good news, someone made an adapter, though I am not sure if SMX5 and SMX4 are compatible.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-com...-h100-sxm-can-fit-into-regular-x16-pcie-slots