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Was my $48K GPU server worth it?

In 2024 I quit my FAANG job to become an independent researcher. To do this I needed GPUs, so I built “grumbl”, a 6x 6000 Ada GPU server. This blog describes the build, some of the issu…

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Clearly worth it, because you get to keep the hardware in the end, plus you saved about 17k. Now that’s a good chunk of change.

That electricity bill would be double or triple times the cost over here, so you win by being in a Western country. But buying and owning is always better than renting. Good on you!

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