After self-hosting LLMs for a year, I realized that models are not the real bottleneck
… I threw more hardware at the problem, moving from lightweight models to massive giants. …
… I threw more hardware at the problem, moving from lightweight models to massive giants. …
… I did have a few networking constraints, but because of my ISP and not the hardware or software. …
… You are designing a home lab for a power user with the following constraints: 10GbE backbone, mixed 2.5GbE clients Proxmox cluster with 3 nodes, shared storage required Must support Kubernetes, AI workloads local LLM inference , and media streaming Jellyfin Power budget: under 400W average Noise mu… …
… That allows them to optimize aggressively for a very specific hardware configuration, squeezing every bit of performance out of those consoles. While that's a good thing for the console audience, it also means the game's entire performance model is built around those constraints. …
… Even with better hardware, you're still building around constraints instead of purely choosing the best components. …
… Running LLMs locally frees you from those constraints — of course, you still need to set everything up on your hardware. …
… This should keep your trusted machine running for years to come, so you get to experience the pure joy of outsmarting hardware constraints. …
… An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. …
… A mid-range hybrid board aimed at builders who want both flexibility and performance would address the crisis without asking buyers to settle for entry-level hardware. …
… I know I'm going to have hardware constraints before anything relating to Ollama. …