r/LocalLLaMA: 'Why the Strix Halo is a poor purchase for most people' by u/NeverEnPassant
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2026-10-04
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Post 103 upvotes, 394 comments, shown as '1y ago' at access 2026-10-04. Benchmarks llama.cpp gpt-oss-120b MXFP4 against a dual-channel DDR5-6000 + RTX 5090 box. Highest-scoring comments split hard: 182 upvotes mocking the conclusion, 69 upvotes from an owner who switched FROM 2x3090 to Halo, 34 upvotes disputing the numbers with fresh ROCm data, 24 upvotes conceding it is overpriced but usable, 13 upvotes 'don't listen to this guy'. A genuinely divided thread. Upvote counts are a popularity proxy, not a measurement.
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Post 103 upvotes, 394 comments, shown as '1y ago' at access 2026-10-04. Benchmarks llama.cpp gpt-oss-120b MXFP4 against a dual-channel DDR5-6000 + RTX 5090 box. Highest-scoring comments split hard: 182 upvotes mocking the conclusion, 69 upvotes from an owner who switched FROM 2x3090 to Halo, 34 upvotes disputing the numbers with fresh ROCm data, 24 upvotes conceding it is overpriced but usable, 13 upvotes 'don't listen to this guy'. A genuinely divided thread. Upvote counts are a popularity proxy, not a measurement.
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