I replaced ChatGPT's free tier with a tiny local model running on my old laptop
… Otherwise, the inference engine would refuse to detect my GPU and instead switch to CPU for the processing tasks. …
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Although the HDMI dummy plug is a fairly generic device that's quite easy to make at home, if you're good with the soldering iron. Before we get into all that, you might wonder why I'd want to use my PC in a headless setup, lacking a display. There are at least two use cases I can think of immediately. First, when I remote into a PC using a low-powered laptop, I don't need this PC to have any I/O accessible on location so long as it is powered on. However, when the GPU cannot detect a connected display or monitor, the remote client defaults to a rather low default resolution of 1024x768 pixels
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An HDMI dummy plug might be the smallest cheap gadget that's actually useful
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I switched from HDMI to DisplayPort and fixed PC gaming bottlenecks I didn't know I had
… Desktop PCs come with a wide range of ports, and modern GPUs support both HDMI and DisplayPort. The case for laptops and mobile devices, however, is different. …