Yeesh, yeah, that was my first thought too - who’s budget??
less than $500 total feels more fitting as a ‘budget’ build - €1700 is more along the lines of ‘enthusiast’ or less charitably “I am rich enough to afford expensive hobbies”
If it’s your business and you expect to recoup the cost and write off the cost on your taxes, that’s one thing - but if you’re just looking to run a personal local LLM for funnies, that’s not an accessible price tag.
I suppose “or you could just buy a Mac” should have tipped me off though.
less than $500 total feels more fitting as a ‘budget’ build - €1700 is more along the lines of ‘enthusiast’ or less charitably “I am rich enough to afford expensive hobbies”
If it’s your business and you expect to recoup the cost and write off the cost on your taxes, that’s one thing - but if you’re just looking to run a personal local LLM for funnies, that’s not an accessible price tag.
I suppose “or you could just buy a Mac” should have tipped me off though.