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I find it funny that people say "only" for a setup of 64GB RAM and 8GB VRAM. That's a LOT. I'd have to spend thousands to get that setup.
by blmayer 1y ago
I find it funny that people say "only" for a setup of 64GB RAM and 8GB VRAM. That's a LOT. I'd have to spend thousands to get that setup.
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- reedf1 1y agoGiven that this is at the middle/low-end of a consumer gaming setups - it seems particularly realistic that many people can run this out of the box on their home PC - or with an upgrade for a few hundred bucks. This doesn't require an A100 or some kind of fancy multi-gpu setup.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 1y agoNot that these specs are outrageous, but “middle/low” is underselling it. The typical PC gamer has a modest system, despite all the noise from enthusiasts. The Steam hardware survey puts ~5% of people with 64GB RAM or more https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
- hexyl_C_gut 1y agoI imagine steam survey has a long tail of old systems. I wonder what the average RAM capacity and other specs for computers from the past year, 3 years, etc.
- altcognito 1y agohttps://frame.work/products/desktop-diy-amd-aimax300/configuration/new https://frame.work/products/desktop-diy-amd-aimax300/configu... $1599 - $1999 isn't really a crazy amount to spend. These are preorder, so I'll give you that this isn't an option just yet.
- varispeed 1y agowhy is it called DIY?
- klipklop 1y agoThese are really slow in general for running local models though? Seems like you would be better served with a Mac Mini with 64gb of ram for ~$2000.
- altcognito 1y agoThese chips are specifically called out for being faster than the M4 (save the max) for running some AI loads.
- amarshall 1y ago> I'd have to spend thousands to get that setup Can be had for under US$1000 new https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WnDzTM https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WnDzTM. Used would be even less (and perhaps better, especially the GPU).
- forgingahead 1y agoThe HN peanut gallery remains undefeated
- doubled112 1y agoThat's around $300 CAD in RAM, and a $400 GPU. If you need power without spending those thousands, desktops still exist.
- ac29 1y agoAt a (very) quick look, 64GB of DDR5 is $150 and a 12GB 3060 is $300. These are prices for new hardware, you can do better on eBay
- yieldcrv 1y agowhat they mean is that it is common consumer grade hardware, available in laptop form and widely distributed already for at least half a decade you don't need a desktop, or an array of H100 they don't mean you can afford it, so just move on if its not for your budgeting priorities, or entire socioeconomic class, or your side of the world
- PeterStuer 1y agoWhere are you from? Over here at least the ram, even 128GB, would not be expensive at all. GPUs otoh, XD.
- IshKebab 1y agoI bought a second hand computer with 128GB of RAM and 16GB of VRAM for £625. No way do you need to spend thousands.
- trenchpilgrim 1y agoMy gaming PC has more than that, and wasn't particularly expensive for a gaming PC. High end, but very much within the consumer realm.