Buying a V100/older NVIDIA GPU? Run this to check for older memory issues
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Published by r/LocalLLaMA (T2 source). The original is at https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1vuf4pb/buying_a_v100older_nvidia_gpu_run_this_to_check/.
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SummaryReddit post advising buyers of used V100 or older NVIDIA GPUs to run a specific diagnostic check for memory issues before completing a purchase.
Why it mattersRelevant for anyone sourcing used datacenter GPUs for local inference; a pre-purchase memory check can flag failing units before money changes hands.
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