Model trained in 5 minutes on a $700 gaming PC, showing how low the hardware bar has fallen
yacineMTB · x · 2026-09-03
User @KinvertOG shows a model trained in just 5 minutes on a $700 gaming PC bought in 2026 (see video in original post).
The takeaway is the extreme compression of training cost and time — consumer hardware plus minutes of training now yields a working result, lowering the entry bar for hobbyist RL/model training.
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