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Build your AI infrastructure

Answer a few questions about your workload and constraints. We recommend a build; swap any component and the totals update live.

updated 16 Sept 2026
Who is this for?
Main workload
Target model size
Local, cloud or hybrid?
How busy will it be?
Availability requirement
Privacy requirement
Noise-sensitive location?
Recommended build

Home AI Lab

One fast GPU in a quiet tower. For an individual running models locally - no rack, no server-room noise.

Components - swap any of them
  • GPU$1,999Check price ↗
  • CPU$599Check price ↗
  • Motherboard$300Check price ↗
  • RAM$175Check price ↗
  • Storage$130Check price ↗
  • PSU$230Check price ↗
  • Cooling$150Check price ↗
  • Networking$35Check price ↗
  • Chassis$220Check price ↗
Total price
$3,838
VRAM
32 GB
RAM
64 GB
Storage
2 TB
Est. power draw
919 W
AI capability

Roughly ~13B params in fp16, ~26B in 8-bit, or ~49B in 4-bit quantization.

small-model inferencemid-size inferencelocal RAG

Component prices are hand-sourced and dated (checked 2026-09-16), not scraped. Confirm on the vendor's site before buying.

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