An underrated factor of the Strix Halo is it's also just a "normal" x86 PC. If all you want to do is run AI then these CPU+RAM based solutions tend to take a ton of $ to get lackluster performance. It does work, but you have to really know it's how it's going to work ahead of time. No driver/OS/ARM-vs-x86 compatibility to worry about hacking to get it to do anything else if you don't need only local LLM 100% of the time - just a typical small workstation.
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An underrated factor of the Strix Halo is it's also just a "normal" x86 PC. If all you want to do is run AI then these CPU+RAM based solutions tend to take a ton of $ to get lackluster performance. It does work, but you have to really know it's how it's going to work ahead of time. No driver/OS/ARM-vs-x86 compatibility to worry about hacking to get it to do anything else if you don't need only local LLM 100% of the time - just a typical small workstation.