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XoxoForKing t1_j2jbm8x wrote

Reply to comment by MrEloi in You can get used computers with 1TB RAM for around 5k - 10k UK pounds ($7k) by MrEloi

Totally clueless honestly.

I tried randomly checking with this site, adding only the most basic compatible CPU and getting to the 1TB ram + 50TB 10k HDD it goes up to ~$52k.

But again, I never worked with new components nor servers with this sort of high-end specs

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MrEloi OP t1_j2jf5wa wrote

Good find.

At least we now know that for $50k max a working AI platform can be built.

That could be a worthwhile investment for someone starting their career .. not much different from a typical student loan .. and probably much more useful!

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ElvinRath t1_j2kkjuc wrote

I think that it would be a very bad idea in most cases.

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But I'm confused on why you are talking about RAM as something very important for AI.

Vram is what you really need, I would say. (I mean, you need some ram, of course, but probably 16 GB is enought... 32 at the most)

And you need to have that VRAM in GPUs powerfull enought, of course, it's not just having enought vram, is also computing power.

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