A new prototype laptop from a company called AIM is making waves, not just for being one of the first systems to feature AMD’s powerful Strix Halo APU, but for its alleged sub-$1000 price tag. For the technical enthusiast focused on running large language models locally, this development could signal a major shift in accessible, […]| Hardware Corner
GMKtec has officially priced its EVO-X2 SFF/Mini-PC at ~$2,000, positioning it as a potential option for AI enthusiasts looking to run large language models (LLMs) at home.| Hardware Corner
Unification of Memory on the Grace Hopper Nodes The delivery of new GPUs for research is continuing, most notable is the newIsambard-AI cluster atBristol. As new cutting-edge GPUs are released, software engineers aretasked with being made aware of the new architectures and features these newGPUs offer. The new Grace-Hopper GH200 nodes, as announced in a previous blogpost, consist of a 72-core NVIDIA Grace CPU and anH100 Tensor Core GPU. One of the key innovations is the NVIDIA NVLinkChip-2-Ch...| QMUL ITS Research Blog