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User seeks advice on repurposing old server for AI tasks

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A user is seeking advice on repurposing an old HP Z640 server for AI tasks, specifically for running MoE models like Qwen 3.8 Flash Next and for PyTorch computer vision training. The user plans to add two 3060 12GB GPUs to the existing system, which already has dual CPUs and 64GB of RAM, and is asking about potential hardware compatibility issues, performance with dual CPUs for LLM inference, the utility of the included Quadro M6000, and power delivery concerns. AI

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User seeks advice on repurposing old server for AI tasks

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

    Old server machine with 2x 3060 12GB for MoE models, anything I’m missing?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm about to buy a used HP Z640 for around €550. It has 2x E5-2680 v4, 64GB ECC at 2400, and a Quadro M6000 24GB that comes with it. The seller’s MemTest86 ran 6 hours with no errors.</p> <p>The plan is to add two 3060s in the x16 slots and run Q…

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