Local AI workstation
A cooler, lower-cost alternative to the main 4K build while retaining 16GB CUDA memory
AI strength score
AI strength score
What this score is based on
For everyday local AI, coding help, and document work.
Value
Value
What this score is based on
Modest local-AI capability for the current estimated price.
Comfortable
Possible with limits
Not recommended
Choose this build if you want a local AI PC matched to the workloads above.
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Latest estimated parts total
€3,237
Final price has service fees included.
Time range
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| Date | Component total | Checked | Estimated | CPU | GPU | RAM | Storage | Motherboard | PSU | Case | Cooler |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 10 May | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 13 May | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 16 May | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 19 May | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 22 May | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 25 May | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 28 May | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 31 May | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 3 Jun | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 6 Jun | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 9 Jun | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 12 Jun | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 15 Jun | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 18 Jun | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 21 Jun | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 24 Jun | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 27 Jun | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 30 Jun | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 3 Jul | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 6 Jul | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 9 Jul | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 12 Jul | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 15 Jul | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 18 Jul | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 21 Jul | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 24 Jul | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 27 Jul | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 30 Jul | €3,237 | 8 | 0 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
| 2 Aug | €3,237 | 0 | 8 | €311 | €1,039 | €812 | €605 | €150 | €132 | €144 | €44 |
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
GPU
PNY GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB Triple Fan
VRAM
16 GB
RAM
64 GB
Storage
4000 GB
Recommended model class
7B-14B q4 + high-refresh 1440p gaming
Throughput
Runtime qualification required; no fixed throughput promise
System power
~430 W
Recommended PSU
750 W
Cooling
Dual-tower air cooling
Component rows show Estonian market or reference prices. Service, assembly, and configuration are shown separately below.
| Component | Product | Estimated market price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | €311 |
| GPU | PNY GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB Triple Fan | €1,039 |
| RAM | Patriot Viper Venom 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 AMD EXPO | €812 |
| Storage | WD Black SN850X 4TB | €605 |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX | €151 |
| PSU | SeaSonic Focus GX-750 750W | €132 |
| Case | Fractal Design North Charcoal Black TG Dark | €144 |
| Cooler | Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 | €44 |
| Estimated component total | €3,238 | |
| Service / assembly / configuration fee (19.22%) | €622 | |
| Estimated build total | €3,860 | |
Examples for RTX 5070 Ti 1440p AI + Gaming Alternative, based on GPU VRAM or Apple unified memory plus RAM headroom. System RAM is not treated as VRAM.
Recommended model
A current multimodal everyday model that makes good use of a 16GB GPU.
It is the strongest comfortable general-purpose starting point for most 16GB builds.
Fast
Likely good memory headroom for this quantized model at normal context sizes.
Private chat, coding help, document summaries, and image questions
A strong everyday model for 12GB-class GPUs and a practical coding pick when speed matters.
Expected experience: Fast
Likely good memory headroom for this quantized model at normal context sizes.
Serious coding help, complex reasoning, and longer document analysis
A strong dense model for 24GB to 32GB GPUs and higher-memory Apple systems.
Expected experience: Very slow
Offload-heavy experiment only: expect slower responses and keep context short. This is not a normal recommended target.
High-end local chat experiments on 48GB GPUs or 96GB+ Apple systems
A clear upper-limit example for checking whether a machine can attempt a 70B-class model.
Expected experience: Not recommended
This model needs roughly 51GB GPU memory at Q4_K_M with moderate context; this machine has about 16GB VRAM.
Fast private chat, short summaries, and first local-AI experiments
A current compact model for learning local AI, multilingual chat, and short document work.
Expected experience: Fast
Likely good memory headroom for this quantized model at normal context sizes.
Assumptions
Family: Google Gemma 4
Parameters: 11.95B
Structure: 11.95B dense
License: Apache License 2.0; allowed. For guidance only; review the model licence before commercial use.
Native context: 262,144 tokens
Quantization: Q4_0 QAT
Approx. Q4 weights: 7.2 GB
Default estimate: 11.5 GB @ 8,192 tokens
Weights / KV / runtime / margin: 7.2 GB / 1.5 GB / 1.2 GB / 1.5 GB
CPU/RAM fallback: Not recommended
VRAM: 12 GB minimum / 16 GB recommended
RAM: 24 GB minimum / 32 GB recommended
Current run mode: Comfortable GPU fit
Expected experience: Fast
Full GPU offload: Only when the memory estimate and context fit
Context warning: Its large context window still requires substantial KV-cache headroom.
| Context | Weights | KV | Runtime | Margin | Estimated GPU memory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4K | 7.2 GB | 1 GB | 1.2 GB | 1.5 GB | 11 GB |
| 8K | 7.2 GB | 1.5 GB | 1.2 GB | 1.5 GB | 11.5 GB |
| 16K | 7.2 GB | 2.5 GB | 1.2 GB | 1.5 GB | 12.5 GB |
| 32K | 7.2 GB | 5 GB | 1.2 GB | 2 GB | 15.5 GB |
Research sources
Researched: 2026-07-30
Family: Qwen3.5
Parameters: 9B
Structure: 9B dense
License: Apache License 2.0; allowed. For guidance only; review the model licence before commercial use.
Native context: 262,144 tokens
Extended context: 1,010,000 via YaRN; not a default fit assumption
Quantization: Q4_K_M
Approx. Q4 weights: 6.6 GB
Default estimate: 11 GB @ 8,192 tokens
Weights / KV / runtime / margin: 6.6 GB / 1.5 GB / 1.2 GB / 1.5 GB
CPU/RAM fallback: Not recommended
VRAM: 8 GB minimum / 12 GB recommended
RAM: 16 GB minimum / 32 GB recommended
Current run mode: Comfortable GPU fit
Expected experience: Fast
Full GPU offload: Only when the memory estimate and context fit
Context warning: Start around 8K context even though the model supports much more.
| Context | Weights | KV | Runtime | Margin | Estimated GPU memory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4K | 6.6 GB | 1 GB | 1.2 GB | 1.5 GB | 10.5 GB |
| 8K | 6.6 GB | 1.5 GB | 1.2 GB | 1.5 GB | 11 GB |
| 16K | 6.6 GB | 2.5 GB | 1.2 GB | 1.5 GB | 12 GB |
| 32K | 6.6 GB | 5 GB | 1.2 GB | 2 GB | 15 GB |
Family: Qwen3.6
Parameters: 27B
Structure: 27B dense
License: Apache License 2.0; allowed. For guidance only; review the model licence before commercial use.
Native context: 262,144 tokens
Extended context: 1,010,000 via YaRN; not a default fit assumption
Quantization: Q4_K_M
Approx. Q4 weights: 17 GB
Default estimate: 23 GB @ 8,192 tokens
Weights / KV / runtime / margin: 17 GB / 2 GB / 1.5 GB / 2.5 GB
CPU/RAM fallback: Not recommended
VRAM: 24 GB minimum / 32 GB recommended
RAM: 48 GB minimum / 64 GB recommended
Current run mode: Partial GPU offload only
Expected experience: Very slow
Full GPU offload: Only when the memory estimate and context fit
Context warning: Repository-scale or very long document context can push a 24GB card beyond a comfortable fit.
| Context | Weights | KV | Runtime | Margin | Estimated GPU memory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4K | 17 GB | 1 GB | 1.5 GB | 2.5 GB | 22 GB |
| 8K | 17 GB | 2 GB | 1.5 GB | 2.5 GB | 23 GB |
| 16K | 17 GB | 4 GB | 1.5 GB | 3 GB | 25.5 GB |
| 32K | 17 GB | 8 GB | 1.5 GB | 3.5 GB | 30 GB |
Family: Meta Llama 3.3
Parameters: 70.60B
Structure: 70.6B dense
License: Llama 3.3 Community License; allowed with terms; gated access. For guidance only; review the model licence before commercial use.
Native context: 131,072 tokens
Quantization: Q4_K_M
Approx. Q4 weights: 42.5 GB
Default estimate: 51 GB @ 4,096 tokens
Weights / KV / runtime / margin: 42.5 GB / 3 GB / 1.5 GB / 4 GB
CPU/RAM fallback: Not recommended
VRAM: 48 GB minimum / 64 GB recommended
RAM: 64 GB minimum / 96 GB recommended
Current run mode: Not realistic here
Expected experience: Not recommended
Full GPU offload: Often limited
Context warning: The Q4 weights alone use about 42.5GB before KV cache, runtime overhead, and desktop headroom.
| Context | Weights | KV | Runtime | Margin | Estimated GPU memory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4K | 42.5 GB | 3 GB | 1.5 GB | 4 GB | 51 GB |
| 8K | 42.5 GB | 6 GB | 1.5 GB | 4 GB | 54 GB |
| 16K | 42.5 GB | 12 GB | 1.5 GB | 4.5 GB | 60.5 GB |
| 32K | 42.5 GB | 24 GB | 1.5 GB | 5.5 GB | 73.5 GB |
Family: Qwen3.5
Parameters: 4B
Structure: 4B dense
License: Apache License 2.0; allowed. For guidance only; review the model licence before commercial use.
Native context: 262,144 tokens
Extended context: 1,010,000 via YaRN; not a default fit assumption
Quantization: Q4_K_M
Approx. Q4 weights: 3.4 GB
Default estimate: 6 GB @ 8,192 tokens
Weights / KV / runtime / margin: 3.4 GB / 0.5 GB / 0.8 GB / 1 GB
CPU/RAM fallback: Small-model fallback only
VRAM: 4 GB minimum / 8 GB recommended
RAM: 8 GB minimum / 16 GB recommended
Current run mode: Comfortable GPU fit
Expected experience: Fast
Full GPU offload: Only when the memory estimate and context fit
Context warning: The advertised long context is not a practical default on low-memory machines.
| Context | Weights | KV | Runtime | Margin | Estimated GPU memory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4K | 3.4 GB | 0.5 GB | 0.8 GB | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| 8K | 3.4 GB | 0.5 GB | 0.8 GB | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| 16K | 3.4 GB | 1 GB | 0.8 GB | 1 GB | 6.5 GB |
| 32K | 3.4 GB | 2 GB | 0.8 GB | 1 GB | 7.5 GB |
Local AI performance is approximate. Results depend on quantization, context length, backend, drivers, and whether the model plus KV cache fits in VRAM or Apple unified memory.
VRAM
Memory on the graphics card; usually the main limit for local AI model size.
System RAM vs GPU memory
RAM helps apps and data work; GPU memory usually decides which model size can run quickly.
CUDA
NVIDIA’s software layer for many AI tools. Macs and AMD GPUs do not run CUDA workflows the same way.
Apple unified memory
Apple Silicon memory shared by CPU, GPU, macOS, and apps. Useful for Mac AI, but not the same as NVIDIA VRAM.
7B / 8B / 14B / 70B
Approximate model size in billions of parameters. Larger numbers usually need more memory and may run slower.
Quantized models
Compressed models, such as Q4, that use less memory with possible quality or speed tradeoffs.
Context length
How much text the model can keep in mind at once. Longer context uses more memory.
Inference
Running an existing model for chat, coding help, summaries, or document workflows.
Fine-tuning vs adapter tuning
Fine-tuning adapts a model; adapter tuning, such as LoRA/QLoRA, is a lighter way to steer an existing model with examples.
Dual-GPU limitations
Two GPUs do not automatically combine VRAM into one large pool. Software must explicitly support multiple GPUs.
eGPU limitations
External GPUs need enclosure, driver, and runtime validation, and usually do not mean macOS graphics or gaming acceleration.
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Planning estimate
About €3,860
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