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The Lab

The Lab

The machines behind the posts, and what I'm running on them.

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5090 Gaming Rig

// Local inference
The finished tower in its HYTE Y70 case, RGB fans lit
Impulse bought a 5090 for gaming; ended up being my gateway to local AI.

Built · running

5090 Gaming Rig · Technical

Specs

01Compute

GPU
RTX 5090 · 32 GB GDDR7
CPU
Ryzen 9 9950X3D
Memory
64 GB DDR5-6000

02Storage

SSD
4 TB Samsung 9100 Pro · PCIe 5.0

03Platform

Board
ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E
Power
Corsair HX1500i · 1500 W

04Thermals & case

Cooling
TRYX Panorama SE · 360 mm AIO
Case
HYTE Y70
Built · runningLocal inference
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