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Potential hardware upgrade for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next with a 96GB DDR5 (4×24), should I keep my i5-12600K and buy a DDR5 board, or switch platform?

Hi all, Nearly a year ago, I bought two kits of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 CL36 (2×24GB each, CMK48GX5M2E6000C36), so 4×24 = 96GB in total, and I've held on to them since. I'm seeing all the progress around Strata and I want advice for a potential 4-stick setup, because it seems risky if you're no…

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  1. 2026-10-04 03:13 · r/LocalLLM
    Potential hardware upgrade for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next with a 96GB DDR5 (4×24), should I keep my i5-12600K and buy a DDR5 board, or switch platform?

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