@lauriewired: The hardware in old Chinese cloud accelerator cards never fails to impress me. If you go on Chinese ebay (idlefish) you…
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Old Chinese cloud accelerator cards contain Xilinx UltraScale FPGAs that can be bought for ~$50 on Idlefish, significantly cheaper than the ~$2,100 price on Mouser.
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The hardware in old Chinese cloud accelerator cards never fails to impress me.
If you go on Chinese ebay (idlefish) you can get a Xilinix UltraScale FPGA for ~$50 USD.
For perspective, the same raw chip is currently ~$2,100 on Mouser. https://t.co/JyZSmgpiky
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