alt Hacker News24 GB 7900 XTX user here. You can do a ton with less than 32 GB. It definitely drops off quick, but 32 GB is not the floor for useful AI.
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Risse • today at 2:10 PM
24 GB 3090 user here. What is the best model for coding you have used? Qwen3.8 27B?
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Realistically I think 16GB is the lower limit and you can find those cheap enough still. Then you run llama.cpp to bond your cards and it's off to the races.