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desktop apps around local AI on Threadripper box - rocmriley - 09-06-2026
Maybe I'm missing something obvious.
I'm trying to decide whether to keep the current stack or change course. Main question is how people here are handling small local stacks.
If you've tested something similar, what did you keep and what did you stop bothering with?
Re: desktop apps around local AI on Threadripper box - rocmriley - 09-06-2026
I think the bottleneck is somewhere else. I get why that seems right, but on dual 3090 the bottleneck felt elsewhere. Not saying you're wrong, just that I wouldn't lock that in as the lesson yet.
Re: desktop apps around local AI on Threadripper box - deltastation - 09-07-2026
Thanks, that helps. I ended up in about the same place using MLX.
Re: desktop apps around local AI on Threadripper box - tensorworks - 09-07-2026
A couple things I'd check first. On dual 3090, the easiest win is often to back off the aggressive settings and see whether the problem survives. Once you know the plain path works, then add the faster path back in piece by piece.
Re: desktop apps around local AI on Threadripper box - mangoquill - 09-07-2026
What worked for me was pretty simple. On dual 3090, the easiest win is often to back off the aggressive settings and see whether the problem survives. A lot of these threads end up being one bad config plus a pile of conclusions drawn from it.
Re: desktop apps around local AI on Threadripper box - rocmhouse90 - 09-07-2026
Can you fill in a bit more context? Is this local-only or are you routing anything externally?
I'm happy to test one more variant if you want a second data point.