Skip ECC RAM: ASUS ProArt X870E-Creator Suggested for 4-GPU LLM Inference
TheZachMueller · x · 2026-09-25
Replying to a request for motherboards that handle 4 GPUs for LLM inference without ECC RAM, TheZachMueller recommends the ASUS ProArt X870E-Creator (DDR4 or DDR5), which offers two full x16 slots splittable x8/x8—likely the cheapest option, and one he has used himself. A follow-up adds: use splitters to turn the x8s into four x4 slots, or even m.2-to-x4 adapters.
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