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Best upgrade I can do to run Qwen 3.8-27B at higher quantization for agentic workflows, RAG, Hermes-like assistant and bigger context window?

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Hello! I am considering 2 options and trying to figure out what is the best short and long term. My current hardware: Ryzen 5 9600X + 32GB DDR5 (2x 16GB) + Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 16GB + MSI B850M Mortar + 850W PSU . I have a second PCIE x4 slot which could be used with extension cable etc. to connect s…

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    Best upgrade I can do to run Qwen 3.8-27B at higher quantization for agentic workflows, RAG, Hermes-like assistant and bigger context window?

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