Is the Nvidia Rtx 3060 the Best Value for Entry Level Local Ai?
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Curious if anyone here has a similar config of 1-4 RTX 3060s? Trying to decide if picking up a few of these is a good value or if I should just continue renting cloud GPU's?
The jump from 1 RTX running a local model to multiple RTX is a big jump that I'd wait to tackle until I was very comfortable with 1. Which might mean you want to do something with more VRAM instead of the 3060.
Starting with 1 card doesn't work for everyone; but you're biting off a lot vs. renting a cloud GPU and it can take a lot of time to get a local setup going for the first time.