ImportBot: Up to 14x 8 GB CMP 170HX on a Gigabyte MZ32-AR0, from Discord (zorg33, Miséricorde, impactic, segmond, _kanorin); sources: @zorg33, @_kanorin, @segmond, @impactic, @wakeupmbrc1

2026-10-30T10:02:12Z

Up to 14x 8 GB CMP 170HX on a Gigabyte MZ32-AR0, from Discord (zorg33, Miséricorde, impactic, segmond, _kanorin); sources: @zorg33, @_kanorin, @segmond, @impactic, @wakeupmbrc1

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	== What people report ==		== What people report ==
	* _kanorin asked about rev 1.0 / 3.0 and could not find Resizable BAR documentation. segmond has 8 GPUs (not CMPs) on a rev 1 with no problems apart from slow POST and a broken SlimSAS PCIe slot; impactic has used a rev 1.1 for months with no issues. {{Source\|handle=_kanorin\|date=2026-10-23\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563012364435984455}}<br />{{Source\|handle=_kanorin\|date=2026-10-23\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563012638017978512}}<br />{{Source\|handle=segmond\|date=2026-10-23\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563053629970055191}}<br />{{Source\|handle=segmond\|date=2026-10-23\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563053910258622485}}<br />{{Source\|handle=impactic\|date=2026-10-23\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563055401396871259}}<br />{{Source\|handle=impactic\|date=2026-10-23\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563055488944578592}}		* _kanorin asked about rev 1.0 / 3.0 and could not find Resizable BAR documentation. segmond has 8 GPUs (not CMPs) on a rev 1 with no problems apart from slow POST and a broken SlimSAS PCIe slot; impactic has used a rev 1.1 for months with no issues. {{Source\|handle=_kanorin\|date=2026-10-23\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563012364435984455}}<br />{{Source\|handle=_kanorin\|date=2026-10-23\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563012638017978512}}<br />{{Source\|handle=segmond\|date=2026-10-23\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563053629970055191}}<br />{{Source\|handle=segmond\|date=2026-10-23\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563053910258622485}}<br />{{Source\|handle=impactic\|date=2026-10-23\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563055401396871259}}<br />{{Source\|handle=impactic\|date=2026-10-23\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563055488944578592}}
	* Miséricorde's price/performance pick for 4 cards: MZ32-AR0 (about 2300 RMB) plus a 48-core Rome such as the 7K62, about 450 to 650 USD for board and CPU, or 500 to 550 USD on Taobao~~; elsewhere~~ the board ~~alone can be~~ about 2000 ~~USD~~. Rome with 48 cores still gives full 8-channel bandwidth and 128 lanes. {{Source\|handle=wakeupmbrc1\|date=2026-10-16\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1528826330454429706/1560648418433433662}}<br />{{Source\|handle=wakeupmbrc1\|date=2026-10-16\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1528826330454429706/1560648485198495867}}<br />{{Source\|handle=wakeupmbrc1\|date=2026-10-18\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1561403720632369236}}<br />{{Source\|handle=wakeupmbrc1\|date=2026-10-18\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1561405829939200061}}		* Miséricorde's price/performance pick for 4 cards: MZ32-AR0 (about 2300 RMB) plus a 48-core Rome such as the 7K62, about 450 to 650 USD for board and CPU, or 500 to 550 USD on Taobao. On 2026-10-18 he compared the board at about 2000 RMB with 1700 RMB and up for an X99-E WS class PLX board, and called buying EPYC the easier route. Rome with 48 cores still gives full 8-channel bandwidth and 128 lanes. {{Source\|handle=wakeupmbrc1\|date=2026-10-16\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1528826330454429706/1560648418433433662}}<br />{{Source\|handle=wakeupmbrc1\|date=2026-10-16\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1528826330454429706/1560648485198495867}}<br />{{Source\|handle=wakeupmbrc1\|date=2026-10-18\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1561403720632369236}}<br />{{Source\|handle=wakeupmbrc1\|date=2026-10-18\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1561405710301134941}}<br />{{Source\|handle=wakeupmbrc1\|date=2026-10-18\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1561405807231242320}}<br />{{Source\|handle=wakeupmbrc1\|date=2026-10-18\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1561405829939200061}}
	* The board splits one PCIe x16 into SAS connectors. {{Source\|handle=wakeupmbrc1\|date=2026-10-16\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1528826330454429706/1560650062474772653}}		* The board splits one PCIe x16 into SAS connectors. {{Source\|handle=wakeupmbrc1\|date=2026-10-16\|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1528826330454429706/1560650062474772653}}

ImportBot: Up to 14x 8 GB CMP 170HX on a Gigabyte MZ32-AR0, from Discord (zorg33, Miséricorde, impactic, segmond, _kanorin); sources: @zorg33, @_kanorin, @segmond, @impactic, @wakeupmbrc1

2026-10-30T08:04:26Z

Up to 14x 8 GB CMP 170HX on a Gigabyte MZ32-AR0, from Discord (zorg33, Miséricorde, impactic, segmond, _kanorin); sources: @zorg33, @_kanorin, @segmond, @impactic, @wakeupmbrc1

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{{Platform
|board=Gigabyte MZ32-AR0 (rev 1.0 / 1.1)
|cpu=Single-socket AMD EPYC Rome or Milan (7K62 suggested)
|bios_version=
|settings=no Resizable BAR documentation found by _kanorin
|gen2_result=
|rebar_result=
|p2p_result=
|os_driver=
|virtualization=Bare metal
|cards=8 GB
|status=Reported
|tested_by=zorg33
|source=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563122104906547242
}}

A single-socket SP3 EPYC board with 16 DIMM slots. zorg33 runs '''14x 8 GB CMP 170HX''' on one (photo posted). {{Source|handle=zorg33|date=2026-10-23|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563122104906547242}}

== What people report ==
* _kanorin asked about rev 1.0 / 3.0 and could not find Resizable BAR documentation. segmond has 8 GPUs (not CMPs) on a rev 1 with no problems apart from slow POST and a broken SlimSAS PCIe slot; impactic has used a rev 1.1 for months with no issues. {{Source|handle=_kanorin|date=2026-10-23|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563012364435984455}} {{Source|handle=_kanorin|date=2026-10-23|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563012638017978512}} {{Source|handle=segmond|date=2026-10-23|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563053629970055191}} {{Source|handle=segmond|date=2026-10-23|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563053910258622485}} {{Source|handle=impactic|date=2026-10-23|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563055401396871259}} {{Source|handle=impactic|date=2026-10-23|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1563055488944578592}}
* Miséricorde's price/performance pick for 4 cards: MZ32-AR0 (about 2300 RMB) plus a 48-core Rome such as the 7K62, about 450 to 650 USD for board and CPU, or 500 to 550 USD on Taobao; elsewhere the board alone can be about 2000 USD. Rome with 48 cores still gives full 8-channel bandwidth and 128 lanes. {{Source|handle=wakeupmbrc1|date=2026-10-16|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1528826330454429706/1560648418433433662}} {{Source|handle=wakeupmbrc1|date=2026-10-16|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1528826330454429706/1560648485198495867}} {{Source|handle=wakeupmbrc1|date=2026-10-18|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1561403720632369236}} {{Source|handle=wakeupmbrc1|date=2026-10-18|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1561405829939200061}}
* The board splits one PCIe x16 into SAS connectors. {{Source|handle=wakeupmbrc1|date=2026-10-16|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1528826330454429706/1560650062474772653}}

== Notes ==
* Fourteen cards on one board means switches or risers off the SAS/SlimSAS ports; the layout was not described. See [[Risers and bifurcation]].
* Status note: zorg33's 14-card report is the only one with CMP cards on this board; nobody else confirmed CMPs on it, so it stays Reported.

== Related ==
[[Platforms]], [[Server BIOS setup]], [[Gigabyte MZ31-AR0]].

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ImportBot: Up to 14x 8 GB CMP 170HX on a Gigabyte MZ32-AR0, from Discord (zorg33, Miséricorde, impactic, segmond, _kanorin); sources: @zorg33, @_kanorin, @segmond, @impactic, @wakeupmbrc1

ImportBot: Up to 14x 8 GB CMP 170HX on a Gigabyte MZ32-AR0, from Discord (zorg33, Miséricorde, impactic, segmond, _kanorin); sources: @zorg33, @_kanorin, @segmond, @impactic, @wakeupmbrc1