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EnrichedOpen SourceReddit r/LocalLLaMACommunityLive · 5d agoPublished 6/28/2026

Best case for dual RTX 3090 (250W each) on Crosshair VIII Hero?

I'm building a local LLM workstation and would appreciate some advice from people already running 2×3090s. Current hardware: ASUS Crosshair VIII Hero (X570) One Gainward Phoenix RTX 3090 Looking for a second used 3090 (not necessarily the same model) Both GPUs will be power-limit

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I'm building a local LLM workstation and would appreciate some advice from people already running 2×3090s. Current hardware: ASUS Crosshair VIII Hero (X570) One Gainward Phoenix RTX 3090 Looking for a second used 3090 (not necessarily the same model) Both GPUs will be power-limited to ~250W I'm trying to keep the case budget under 200 euros SEK (including any extra fans), but might stretch if necc

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