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Stuck in analysis paralysis and model testing. What would you run with 4 or 5 3090s and 256 gigabytes of RAM?

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I’m trying to settle on a practical local-AI setup and reduce my reliance on ChatGPT/Claude for coding/agent (Hermes) work. Hardware: - Threadripper PRO 3975WX, 256 GB RAM - 4× RTX 3090 24 GB now; a 5th 3090 is on the way - Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB also available - PCIe only, no NVLink - 1 x 1600w E…

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  1. 2026-09-13 06:50 · r/LocalLLM
    Stuck in analysis paralysis and model testing. What would you run with 4 or 5 3090s and 256 gigabytes of RAM?

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