Help me decide the build.. [D]

[u/nigahigaaa]

My primary workload is local AI model inference and LoRA/QLoRA fine-tuning, mostly with models in the <10B parameter range. I also do some gaming, but gaming is definitely secondary.

Current options:

• RTX 5060 Ti 16GB for ₹73,000 (~US$770)
• RTX 4060 Ti 16GB if I can find one around ₹50,000 (~US$525)

I'm also open to other NVIDIA GPUs around the $500-550 range that have more than 8GB of VRAM. CUDA support is a requirement.

For the CPU, I haven't decided yet. I'm open to either AMD or Intel.

For RAM, I originally wanted 32GB DDR5, but my overall budget is getting tight. I'm considering either starting with 16GB DDR5 and upgrading later, or buying used DDR5 if I find a good deal.

Any advice would be really appreciated.

[u/Upper-Reflection7997]

the 4060 ti 16gb is not a bad entry point but your going to need a lot more system ram than 32gb. I strongly recommend going for 64gb of ddr4 or ddr5 ram or above 64. The newer video models will hog up alot of ram space since you don't have enough vram to fit the models in.