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AI & gaming $4k 84gb vram

A homelab setup by Curt Alfrey runs AI models including 27B Q8, 72B Dense Q5, and 80B Q5 on a $4,000 system with 84GB VRAM, while also powering four PCs playing Helldivers 2 at ultra settings. The full write-up is available on GitHub at Curt-Alfrey-s-Org/alfa-homelab.

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AI & gaming $4k 84gb vram
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Running; 3.8 27b Q8,

72b Dense Q5,

80b Q5,

4 PC’s play Hell Divers 2 ultra settings

Full write up here

github Curt-Alfrey-s-Org/alfa-homelab/blob/main/docs/HOMELAB_WRITEUP.md updated the writeup just now

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