Ask HN: What hardware are you using to run local LLMs?
READ THE ORIGINAL SOURCEOpen original sourcenews.ycombinator.com · Opens in a new tabA Hacker News 'Ask HN' post asks readers which hardware they use to run local LLMs for their day-to-day work. The author notes that some commenters may run cost-effective setups and others may have mini data centers in their closets, and says the goal is to learn what fellow HN readers are using. The text is an open question and contains no specific hardware details, benchmarks, or results.
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A Hacker News 'Ask HN' post asks readers which hardware they use to run local LLMs for their day-to-day work. The author notes that some commenters may run cost-effective setups and others may have mini data centers in their closets, and says the goal is to learn what fellow HN readers are using. The text is an open question and contains no specific hardware details, benchmarks, or results.
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- The post is a question asking readers to share their local LLM hardware setups.
- The author expects a range of setups, from cost-effective builds to large home server racks.
- The post itself provides no specific hardware specifications or performance measurements.
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Community reports on consumer and prosumer hardware for running local models can help others gauge cost and capability tradeoffs. This thread is a survey prompt, so its value depends on the replies it collects.
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