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Travel to Taiwan to buy RTX 5090 for LLMs instead of paying $9K

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A Reddit user suggested an unconventional approach to acquiring a high-end GPU for local large language model (LLM) tasks. Instead of purchasing an expensive RTX 5090, the user proposed traveling to Taiwan, buying the GPU there for approximately $4,093, and enjoying a two-week trip before returning. This strategy aims to circumvent the inflated prices of the RTX 5090 in other markets. AI

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Travel to Taiwan to buy RTX 5090 for LLMs instead of paying $9K

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

    Don’t buy a $9K RTX 5090.... instead.

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