@TheAhmadOsman: It is July 2023, Llama 2 70B just came out, and I wanted to play with it locally so I built this thing 8x RTX 3090s, Ep…
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In July 2023, the user built a high-end computer with 8x RTX 3090s and an Epyc 7004 CPU to run Llama 2 70B locally, expressing confidence in the future of open-source AI.
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It is July 2023, Llama 2 70B just came out, and I wanted to play with it locally so I built this thing
8x RTX 3090s, Epyc 7004 CPU w/ 128 PCIe lanes mobo, CPayne Retimers + SlimSAS (no lobby risers), and 3x 1600w PSUs
I knew then and there that Opensource AI is the future https://t.co/BWg5Fqlvc6
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