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why this quant got weird repetition - mangofield33 - 10-01-2026
Posting this in case it saves someone else a little time.
I'm not trying to build a perfect architecture diagram. I just want a sane starting point around MLX and 7900 XTX.
Would rather learn from your scars than collect my own all at once.
For context, I'm not chasing leaderboard numbers. I mostly want the system to feel consistent day to day.
The part that surprised me was how much the boring details mattered more than the model choice.
Re: why this quant got weird repetition - bytehall - 10-02-2026
I'd approach it in a boring order. Start by verifying the driver/runtime combo, then test with a smaller prompt, then look at tail latency. Once you know the plain path works, then add the faster path back in piece by piece.