That’s fair, but nearly any modern CPU at least 32gb of RAM and a current GPU with 16gb is plenty. No need for a 4k system when a 1k-1.5k will do it.
If you’re willing to Frankenstein things some of the used AI/ML/mining cards can be a decent value.
I disagree Gemma 4 easily runs inside of a 16g GPU and is really pretty fast.
Not if I want to keep my kids.
Would if I could.
Hahaha… No they never actually had principles only racism and hate.
Have you tried sacrificial wood some where away from your house?
You voted for a convicted liar, pedophile ,grifter, and failed businessman. What did you think was going to happen?
Blocked by my ISP. So I have it all blocked.
So I have both Rackmount Server and Mini PC’s running in my lab, and it really comes down to what do you want/need.
Mini PC PRO:
Mini PC CON:
Rackmount Server PRO:
Rackmount Server CON:
https://www.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-ms-a2
I think the little Minisforum MS series offer the perfect balance of mini PC with server like options. They give you 4 built in network ports 2x 10g and 2x 2.5g which is perfect for most applications IMO, they are available in both AMD and Intel flavors. With the one open PCIe slot you can add an external SAS card and then just use a SAS enclosure for disks. I currently have USB HD’s plugged into my mini PCs and its not great, they dont get enough cooling, and I live in fear because they are on cheap wallwart power supplies. It is working and for the most part has been.
My Rack configuration has been stripped down massively and now its just a single 2RU and Dell 1RU that is a low spec storage server only. The 2RU has an AMD 3900x w/ 64gb and 16gb MI25 card so I can tinker with AI, the Dell is just an i3-8gen with 32g and 4x 12tb drives.
The Lenovo’s are both i5-8gen with 32gb, same with the Dell mini PC, the Minisforum is an MS-A1 before they had the MS-A2 with better networking and PCIe. The Lenovo’s do have upgraded networking so I can have 4 network ports per box, 2x 10gb, 1x 2.5, 1x1g.
Seize the means of production!
My local open weight models are running just fine.
Arghg they are just starting to get good to. The ARIYA and leaf are decent vehicles.
Sure is a good thing that she and her husband got the ball rolling for the Republicans! What would we do without deregulated and monopolistic media, Neo-liberalism globalization that gutted the middle class, deregulated markets that created the sub prime crisis of 2008, and a judicial system that punished people for being poor and/or BIPOC.
She was not wrong, she just was also complicit.
Intel, owns x86, AMD owns AMD 64. So to manufacturer a compatible x86-A64 CPU you would need to get licence.
Which they won’t give you since they don’t want competition.
There is a 3rd x86 license out there that was owned by Cyrix who was purchased by VIA and now Co owned by a Chinese company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhaoxin
Intel and HP CO created IA64, and Apple, IBM, and Motorola Co created the Power architecture.
Part of why arm is used in everything is they license the crap out of it. And RISC V is fully open not requiring any license which is why it’s rapidly growing in popularity.
I generally dont like to because if you have kids, especially boys, it will stain and turn yellow.
These look awesome! I look forward to a test drive.
No I think that’s the realistic way forward sans real AGI.
That was 4k ago
I vote, and I’m not going to stop but I’m also drowned out living in TN where everything is stacked to keep a Republican super majority.
My most powerful vote is often in the primaries where I can vote for the least evil Republican.