Testing Qwen models, GPU inference, and the software stack that finally gave CyberTron a brain.
| CyberTron finally moves beyond hardware upgrades and starts doing what it was built for: running local AI. In this chapter, I put Ollama, Open WebUI, and the RTX 3060 to work, test Qwen models up to 14B, and see how far a $150 AMD FX-era machine can really go as a private AI server. |
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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How a cheap Craiglist desktop became the starting point for a private local AI server experiment.
| Before CyberTron became a working AI server sitting in my lab, it was just an idea I kept coming back to: how much useful artificial intelligence infrastructure could I build without spending thousands of dollars? After a few weeks of talking through the concept, researching hardware, and debating what was realistically possible, I finally pulled the trigger on August 4, 2026. The cost of admission was just $150. That purchase officially started the CyberTron build journey and I didn't even know it, yet. |
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
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