Hardware
14 devices · 13 reference systemsMy first local-AI machine5 systems
Complete systems priced at about $2,500 or less, cheapest first.Show all hardware
RTX 4060 Ti 16GB budget build
Entry system for 7B–14B models.
- Memory
- 16 GBVRAM · 32 GB RAM
- Capacity
- ~22Bmodels at 4-bit
- Price
- ~$1,400build estimate
1 measurementWhat can it run? →CPU-only Ryzen 9 7950X
Budget build without a graphics card; best for small models.
- Memory
- 128 GBRAM, no GPU
- Capacity
- ~170Bmodels at 4-bit, slowly
- Price
- ~$1,600build estimate
1 measurementWhat can it run? →Mac mini M4 Pro 48 GB
Handles 30B-class models comfortably.
- Memory
- 48 GBunified
- Capacity
- ~57Bmodels at 4-bit
- Price
- ~$1,800build estimate
No measurements yetWhat can it run? →Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PC
Holds 70B-class and larger models in memory.
- Memory
- 128 GBunified
- Capacity
- ~160Bmodels at 4-bit
- Price
- ~$2,000build estimate
1 measurementWhat can it run? →RX 7900 XTX desktop
Handles 30B-class models comfortably.
- Memory
- 24 GBVRAM · 64 GB RAM
- Capacity
- ~35Bmodels at 4-bit
- Price
- ~$2,400build estimate
1 measurementWhat can it run? →
Memory bandwidth, usable-memory scales, price per GB and side-by-side scanning are in the Technical view. Prices are launch MSRPs or editorial estimates, not current prices.