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I built a cheap dual 3090 rig from used parts, but why isn't it much faster?

Hey everyone, I recently put together a local LLM machine using mostly second hand hardware. I wanted to experiment with local models for app development without spending a fortune on a new workstation. Here's the setup: • 2 x used RTX 3090 24GB • Ryzen 9 5950X • MSI B550 A PRO motherboard • 128GB…

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  1. 2026-10-14 09:25 · r/LocalLLaMA
    I built a cheap dual 3090 rig from used parts, but why isn't it much faster?

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