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Access to cheap RTX 3060 12GBs - worth building a 4x–8x rig for coding/local LLMs?

I have an opportunity to buy a batch of RTX 3060 (12GB) GPUs for pretty cheap (around 120-150$ each), and I’m tempted to pick up 4, 6, or maybe even 8 of them to build a dedicated local AI homelab. My main goal is to run newer, capable models outside of work—primarily for coding assistance, plus so…

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  1. 2026-10-20 17:45 · r/LocalLLM
    Access to cheap RTX 3060 12GBs - worth building a 4x–8x rig for coding/local LLMs?

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