What levels of hardware upgrade feel meaningful?

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Summary

The author asks for advice on memory upgrade configurations to maximize AI model diversity on an inference machine, emphasizing capacity over speed.

Obviously more memory is good, more context, bigger models, but some jumps don't actually unlock a meaningful difference in ability to run different or better models. For example, I don't currently view jumping from 32+16 to 64+16 as a particularly worthwhile upgrade as compared to going to 32+32, though correct me if I'm wrong. I'd like to build a DDR4 + HBM2 based inference machine to complement my main, 32 GB DDR5 + 16GB GDDR7, computer. The idea is that even if the hardware is slower, the greater overall capacity enabled by the slightly more affordable hardware could allow me to run a greater diversity of models. What level of memory upgrade do you think is most logical for maximizing model access if the compromise is outright speed? 32+32? 128+32? 64+64? Or am I completely asking the wrong kind of question and just outing my own ignorance here? either way I'd like your input.
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