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A budget build is going to run you $4k+ for something like qwen3-coder:30b, and you’ll probably be annoyed at the speed of you’re used to Codex or Claude.
I disagree Gemma 4 easily runs inside of a 16g GPU and is really pretty fast.
Fast is relative. I’m also commenting on the cost of the entire system, not just the gpu, fyi
That's fair, but nearly any modern CPU at least 32gb of RAM and a current GPU with 16gb is plenty. No need for a 4k system when a 1k-1.5k will do it.
If you're willing to Frankenstein things some of the used AI/ML/mining cards can be a decent value.
Yes, but when you compare it to codex and Claude though, it’s significantly slower. Especially over time. Better crank that AC.
I think in a few years we will have current cloud levels running pretty efficiently on current computers.