[blmayer]

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.

[reedf1]

Given 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]

Not 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

[doubled112]

That's around $300 CAD in RAM, and a $400 GPU. If you need power without spending those thousands, desktops still exist.

[altcognito]

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.

[klipklop]

These 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.

[varispeed]

why is it called DIY?

[amarshall]

> I'd have to spend thousands to get that setup

Can be had for under US$1000 new https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WnDzTM. Used would be even less (and perhaps better, especially the GPU).

[ac29]

At 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

[IshKebab]

I bought a second hand computer with 128GB of RAM and 16GB of VRAM for £625. No way do you need to spend thousands.

[trenchpilgrim]

My gaming PC has more than that, and wasn't particularly expensive for a gaming PC. High end, but very much within the consumer realm.

[yieldcrv]

what 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]

Where are you from? Over here at least the ram, even 128GB, would not be expensive at all. GPUs otoh, XD.

[forgingahead]

The HN peanut gallery remains undefeated