alt Hacker NewsAt $7.2k + tax:
* RAM - $1500 - Crucial Pro 128GB Kit (2x64GB) DDR5 RAM, 5600MHz CP2K64G56C46U5, up to 4 sticks for 128GB or 256GB, Amazon
* GPU - $4700 - RTX Pro 5000 48GB, Microcenter
* CPU/Mobo bundle - $1100 - AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, MSI X870E-P Pro, ditch the 32GB RAM, Microcenter
* Case - $220, Hyte Y70, Microcenter
* Cooler - $155, Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer III Pro, top-mount it, Microcenter
* PSU - $180, RM1000x, Microcenter
* SSD - $400 - Samsung 990 pRO 2TB gen 4 NVMe M.2
* Fans - $100 - 6x 120mm fans, 1x 140mm fan, of your choice
Look into models like Qwen 3.5
Replies
cmxch • today at 1:46 AM
Surprised to see X3D given the reports of failures. I’ve opted for a regular 9900x and X670E-E just to have a bit more assurance.
$7.2k just to run at best Qwen3.5-35B-A3B doesn't seem worth it at all.
This is certainly not the most effective use of $7k for running local LLMs.
The answer is a 16" M5 Max 128GB for $5k. You can run much bigger models than your setup while being an awesome portable machine for everything else.