Friday, 10 April 2026

#cyberpunkcoltoure - Status Update

 So, we know that hardware buying issue in Dystopia, right? Cyberdecks are custom and worth a major campaign. Hours of Table Top Game play for an AI or just hardware part.

Read this:

Limited Retail Channels: Because Sixunited is an ODM, you likely won't find this at standard retailers like Amazon. Most units are obtained through niche distributors or direct B2B inquiries

So, large LLMs that are comparable to online ones need a very long time to be loaded into the RAM of a computer. I just timed 30 minutes on that office computer having 64GB for a llama3.3:70b-instruct-q4_K_M having 42GB size. That is only and pure loading time. Having no GPU answers take easily more than 10 minutes on only a office hardware CPU. 

At this point large LLMs cannot be used locally except spending about 10 grand on a large GPU and computer, but still facing that loading time from hard disc to VRAM, or $2,300 to $4,000 for that very model I tried.

The motherboard there for about one thousand dollars is much faster (2x to 3x) having a much different design than the IBM compatible standard motherboards or SBCs around.

You just have trouble buying one...

#cyberpunkcoltoure  

 PS:

Key Specifications of the STHT1
    Processor Support: It features a non-socketed design (FP11 platform) that can 
    accommodate various Ryzen AI MAX models, from the 6-core 380 to the 16-core 395+. 
    It supports a configurable TDP range of 45W to 120W.
    Memory: To match the massive bandwidth requirements of the Strix Halo's integrated 
    Radeon 8060S GPU, the board comes with up to 128 GB of LPDDR5X-8000 memory 
    soldered directly onto the board.
    Storage & Expansion:
        2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slots for high-speed NVMe SSDs.
        1x M.2 2230 socket for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules.   
        I/O & Connectivity: The board typically includes dual USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen2) ports, 
        HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort, and a Gigabit Ethernet port.   
        Power: It is powered by a 19V DC input (2x2 ATX), making it suitable for slim cases 
        or All-in-One (AIO) systems. 
Target Use Cases
While individual hobbyists can use the STHT1 for extreme mini-PC builds, it is primarily marketed as a platform for OEMs to build powerful AIO systems, workstations for AI inference, and compact gaming PCs. By integrating the Ryzen AI MAX, the STHT1 offers high-performance CPU cores (Zen 5), powerful integrated graphics (RDNA 3.5), and a dedicated 50 TOPS NPU for AI tasks in a tiny footprint.
 
The SIXUNITED STHT1 will likely be 2x to 3x faster at reaching a "ready-to-use" stage because it skips the "System RAM to VRAM" copy step entirely. While a standard PC is stuck moving data twice, the STHT1 treats its 128GB of RAM as one giant GPU buffer.