DIY builder rigs Lenovo laptop with external GPU for local AI models
A Reddit user connected a Radeon RX 7900 XT to a Lenovo Yoga laptop via an M.2 slot and external PCIe adapter to run large language models locally. The setup required a USB SSD for booting and faced VRAM constraints when using the laptop's display. The builder encountered performance trade-offs between model size, context window, and available memory.
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