Builder details $3K home inference server with 128GB VRAM
Reddit user assembled a 128GB VRAM, 256GB DDR4 server for roughly $3,000, using 4x V620 GPUs at $1,400, 256GB DDR4 RDIMM 2666 at $610, and a Huanandzhi D12D board at $410. They returned a Lenovo P620 workstation first, citing proprietary Lenovo components.
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