Engineer with $120k of GPUs: bought 75% before the price surge, don't follow me
TheZachMueller · x · 2026-10-11
Hugging Face engineer TheZachMueller responded to onlookers of his GPU hoarding:
- About 75% of his equipment was bought 13 months ago, before the recent price surge, with some enabled through his job.
- He admits hardware is brutally expensive now: asked whether to buy $120k+ of GPUs, he'd counter with "Do you own your home? Are you financially independent? How badly does this hit your life?"
- He says he never solicits donations or encourages others to copy him — he does it simply because it's fun and works for him.
A candid look at the real costs and mindset of personal compute enthusiasts amid the GPU price surge.
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