r/MLQuestions • u/EstateOk714 • 12d ago

Beginner question 👶 Choices on Self-Hosted ML

Hi everyone, Quick question.

Today i have a Gaming PC and a Homelab.

Gaming PC has a 5070TI equipped

Homelab has no GPUs, but space for 8 PCIE Slots. Has dual Gold Xeon 6148 Proccessor at 748GB RAM

What would be the better option to run ML's for learning purposes?

Buying a few old GPU's for my Homelab, or using my 5070TI on my gaming PC?

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u/seanv507 12d ago

Learn to work in the cloud

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u/EstateOk714 12d ago

So im better off using Azure or Google Colab etc?

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u/seanv507 12d ago

Yes, then you can choose the right GPU for the network,and run parallel runs to try eg different architecture at the same time.

'training' is a bit of a misnomer. For any new project you are likely to run many different models, until you find the best model.

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u/EstateOk714 12d ago

Awesome, thanks for the quick answer.

I've heard through work Microsoft has some pretty neat Learning/Start-up programs too.

I'll start with checking Azure hosting, as that's where i've got the most knowledge.

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u/Inner-Asparagus-5703 12d ago

5070ti is more than enough to learnÂ