I have a shoebox sized computer (Framework Desktop) running Qwen 3.8 Flash Next. It has completely replaced my use of proprietary models in my personal life. 6 months ago I would have told you this was impossible. Based on the current trajectory I expect 6 months from now I'll have a Mythos class model at home. The best part is not having to concern myself with token cost has unlocked all kinds of experimentation and use cases. I have been pushing over a billion tokens per week for multiple weeks now, all for the $52/year it costs to keep this machine running 24/7
From the paste, it's pretty obvious that they're using Linux with a custom llama.cpp fork. The Framework Desktop uses the AMD Strix Halo chipset, which is a unified memory system with an integrated GPU. I think that it goes for around $3000 in these inflated times.
