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Re:PCIe 8.0 Announced by the PCI-Sig Will Double Throughput ... by p1esk on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @06:07PM (#44894439)
GPUs completely dominate the cost of a server, so a GPU upgrade typically means new servers.
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Re:PCIe 8.0 Announced by the PCI-Sig Will Double Throughput ... by BobbyTables2 on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @06:17PM (#44894538)
Agree - newer GPU likely will need faster PCIe speeds too.

Kinda like RAM - almost useless in terms of “upgrade” if one waits a few years. (Seems like DDR4 didn’t last long!)

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