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Ask HN: Is cryptocurrency-mining-specific hardware useful for Deep Learning?
I am seeing a lot more components touted specifically for cryptocurrency mining, and in particular I am intrigued by motherboards that support many GPUs[0].
Does anyone have experience building "Deep Learning rigs" using these (or similar) components? Are there any pitfalls to be aware of?
[0] eg. https://www.techradar.com/news/best-mining-motherboards
- wmf 8y agoDon't do this. Putting GPUs on x1 or x4 links will probably tank performance.
- webmaven 8y agoHey Wes, long time no chat (I'm this guy: http://wmf.editthispage.com/discuss/msgReader$5703 http://wmf.editthispage.com/discuss/msgReader$5703). Thanks for the response. Would the performance hit affect both inference AND training? Why does the performance hit not affect cryptomining?