Rechipped 3070s for local LLMs: is turning old 8GB cards into 16GB cards worth it?
livinitup0 · reddit · 2026-09-12
The poster is considering buying three more old RTX 3070s and swapping the memory chips to convert them into 16GB cards for local model inference. He says he understands the process and risks and is asking whether anyone actually runs rechipped cards for local LLMs and how the experience has been.
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