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Custom AI Servers Built with Radeon R9700 GPUs for Local LLM Inference

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A user on Reddit shared details of a custom-built AI server designed for running large language models locally. The machine, costing approximately $10,733.91 per unit, features four ASRock Radeon AI PRO R9700 Creator GPUs, providing a total of 128 GB of VRAM per card and 384 GB across three machines. These systems are utilized to power the AI for a firearms-related business, handling tasks such as fact-checking, business identification, and data extraction, with the Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B-FP8 model chosen for its cost-to-performance ratio. AI

IMPACT Enables cost-effective local deployment of LLMs for specialized business applications.

RANK_REASON User-built hardware for running AI models locally.

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Custom AI Servers Built with Radeon R9700 GPUs for Local LLM Inference

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

    4x R9700 builds with $127 used EPYCs: $10.7k all-in per machine. I built three (384GB VRAM)

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1x67qeu/4x_r9700_builds_with_127_used_epycs_107k_allin/"> <img alt="4x R9700 builds with $127 used EPYCs: $10.7k all-in per machine. I built three (384GB VRAM)" src="https://preview.redd.it/ok6jarmvzivh1.jpg?w…

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