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User seeks optimal local AI setup for gaming PC with 48GB RAM, 24GB VRAM

A user with a gaming PC setup (Ryzen 7 5700X, 48GB RAM, RTX 3090 24GB) is seeking recommendations for the best operating system and framework to run local AI models. They have encountered issues with Ubuntu Server and NVIDIA drivers, and have had mixed experiences with Ollama and Unsloth Studio, finding Unsloth faster but unstable. The user is looking for advice on stable and efficient setups for their hardware, specifically for coding, web/PDF information retrieval, and configuration file generation, and wants to know which models perform well on 24GB VRAM and 48GB RAM. AI

IMPACT Users with similar hardware configurations can benefit from community recommendations on optimal OS, frameworks, and models for local AI deployment.

RANK_REASON User is asking for advice on software and hardware configurations for running local AI models on existing hardware.

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User seeks optimal local AI setup for gaming PC with 48GB RAM, 24GB VRAM

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/NWSpitfire ·

    5700, 48GB RAM and a 3090 24Gb. Best OS and framework/model?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>I have a system which I have been using for gaming, R7 5700X, 48GB DDR4, RTX3090 24GB. But I want to use it for Local AI to reduce my reliance on cloud AI providers (mainly usage limits - accepting some quality loss).</p> <p>I…