https://pipetal.xyz/Recent content on jesse digi-gardenHugo -- gohugo.ioen-us© 2026 jesseSun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://pipetal.xyz/posts/first-post/Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://pipetal.xyz/posts/first-post/<h2 id="a-personal-llm-at-home">A personal LLM at home</h2> <p>I wanted an LLM server at home and finally made the decision to do just that. Lots of experimentation and keyboard clicks later, I got a local LLM server up and running for my wife &amp; me!</p> <p><img src="https://pipetal.xyz/images/typing-anime.gif" alt="typing anime"></p> <h3 id="hardware-specs--shopping-list">Hardware specs &amp; shopping list</h3> <p>It is a fairly humble rig among self-hosters I&rsquo;d say, here is the spec sheet:</p> <ul> <li>CPU ryzen 5600x</li> <li>32GB ddr4</li> <li>2tb NVME</li> <li>2x RTX 3090</li> <li>1200W PSU</li> <li>Open air mining rig</li> <li>cooling: <ul> <li>3x 120mm fans</li> <li>AXP-90 X47 Full Copper</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>I landed on this spec mostly because I had most of the parts lying around. I had already transformed an old desktop into a homelab server. But more importantly, like most others I considered two avenues of hardware for inference:</p>https://pipetal.xyz/me/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pipetal.xyz/me/https://pipetal.xyz/search/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pipetal.xyz/search/