Local AI trade-off: 96GB mixed RAM vs. speed
QuirksNFeatures · reddit · 2026-08-27
A user considers mixing 32GB of older DDR4 RAM into their current PC to reach 96GB total, knowing it will downclock. The post discusses the trade-off for local AI: having more capacity to run larger models versus the loss in generation speed due to slower memory timings.
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