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Build a fast deep learning machine for under $1K | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13605222 (4 months ago)

Additional discussion 3 months ago, comparing pricing against AWS spot instances for an AI course: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13909656

Don't buy equipment before you have demonstrated a real need for it. - taneq

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Might be able to pay something smaller off with minimum hassle using simplifying middleware like MinerGate or the open source NiceHash when there's no machine learning work to do. Always interesting to see the crossover between builds that provide the top dollar value for different types of mining/hashing/proof-of-work vs. different types of machine learning.

A very interesting read, but it left me wondering what the total cost is.
We spent around $8105 on the machine. Costly, but well worth it.