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Advice on NAS and local LLM server combo - Enquiries - 01-06-2025
I'm thinking of building/buying my first NAS. In addition I've been toying with the idea of setting up powerful (at that budget limit) local LLM for personal use-cases like file/photo management, automation and to start building small projects with AI. So my options are as below:
1. build a cheap low spec NAS + connect an RTX 3090 with my laptop via thunderbolt eGPU
2. Build a home server in a Jonsbo N5 or equivalent with powerful mobo, cpu, lots of ram and a powerful GPU and also include a bunch of SATA and NVME for the NAS combined
3. buy a NAS and buy a mini PC and hook to an eGPU dock if needed
4. buy the Zettlab D6 Ultra, and use their AI features and give up on a more powerful local AI for now.
Your help and recommendation would be really appreciated.
Many thanks
Elvis