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Hardware

GPUs, unified memory, VRAM, and what you actually need for what you want to do.

  1. Beginner

    How much memory do I need?

    Memory is the single biggest thing that decides what you can run locally. Here is how to estimate what a model needs, and why the headline number is only part of the story.

  2. Beginner

    GPUs and Apple Silicon

    The main routes into local AI hardware, and the one trade-off that runs through all of them: memory capacity versus memory bandwidth, and what each buys you.

  3. Intermediate

    Building your own AI machine

    Building a PC for local AI is more approachable than it looks, and it is often the best value. A first-timer's walk through the parts that matter, with concrete GPU and RAM guidance, and the mistakes worth avoiding.