I bought a datacenter GPU that doesn't fit in a normal motherboard, macgyvered the fan with jumper wires, and now I'm running a model that ties with Claude Sonnet 4.6 on benchmarks, all for £200.
Yeah but the 0 point doing this unless you want to run AI models for some reason. These GPUs can’t do video game graphics so this isn’t a solution to the GPU shortage.
This is a bit like me writing an article about NASCAR, now I can turn left whenever I want. But I haven’t magically acquired a functional vehicle for a fraction of its value. I’ve purchased a second hand specialist product that is usually useless outside of that environment.
Yeah but the 0 point doing this unless you want to run AI models for some reason. These GPUs can’t do video game graphics so this isn’t a solution to the GPU shortage.
This is a bit like me writing an article about NASCAR, now I can turn left whenever I want. But I haven’t magically acquired a functional vehicle for a fraction of its value. I’ve purchased a second hand specialist product that is usually useless outside of that environment.