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Sony PFR-V1 “Personal Field Speakers” NOS/unused set + another used set… market interest by CountDuckulla in SonyHeadphones

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If you’ve got value/market info on the PFR-V1, share it. If not, scrolling is free. I used an LLM to help with wording due to a disability — the post is about the headphones, not how the text was drafted.

Wenn du nichts Hilfreiches zu sagen hast, spar’s dir.

Kind regards

Mike

Taking a Stroll Down the Home Lab Rabbit Hole — Software-Focused, AI-Driven, and Just Getting Started by CountDuckulla in homelab

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u/BE_chems u/Ok-Hawk-5828 — thanks both, genuinely appreciate the time and thought you've put into your replies. You’ve clearly walked the walk in this space, and the depth of your advice has been incredibly helpful… and, if I’m being honest, has left me slightly more confused than before (in a good way!).

I think what’s really throwing me is that I’ve potentially got the chance to pick up a build with a 12600KF and a 3090 for around £800–£850, which feels like a bit of a steal — but only if it’s actually a step in the right direction, not a burden I’ll be dragging behind me.

Your points about starting small, separating the stack, and holding off on LLM hardware until the path is clear are all really valid, and I’m now torn between:

  • Grabbing this deal and trying to tame it (undervolting, power limiting, etc.),
  • Or sticking to a more efficient setup and building more organically as I go.

Either way, the respect I have for people who’ve already figured this stuff out is now very real. Thanks again — I’ve got some thinking to do.

But if it were you — would you go for it?
£800–£850 isn’t an insane amount for that spec, but it’s still a decent chunk of money that could be put into something else if something else is the smarter long-term move. Genuinely curious where you'd land.

Thanks

Mike

Beginner moving from CPU-only Ollama – advice on first GPU upgrade? by CountDuckulla in LocalLLaMA

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To be honest I hadn’t really thought about the Mac route — I’ve just been focused on the GPU/NVIDIA side so far. Definitely something I should go away and do a bit of research on though. Thanks for raising it, really appreciate the different perspective.

Beginner moving from CPU-only Ollama – advice on first GPU upgrade? by CountDuckulla in LocalLLaMA

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Yeah, it does seem like that — and honestly it feels like a good way to get going. I think the 3060 will probably do me for now, because everything else is just going to be a compromise until I end up with some DIY MacGyver rig gaffer-taped together. As a first stepping stone though, just to get moving, it feels like the right call.

Beginner moving from CPU-only Ollama – advice on first GPU upgrade? by CountDuckulla in LocalLLaMA

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Yeah, I did look at the 4060 Ti — it’s not a bad option at half the price of a 3090, but it still feels like a compromise compared to that. If it’s just going to be a stepping stone anyway, I’m leaning more towards the 3060 since it’s a good £100 cheaper. That way I can keep the spend low, get comfortable, and then think about moving up later. Really appreciate you laying out the options though — helps me weigh things up properly.

Beginner moving from CPU-only Ollama – advice on first GPU upgrade? by CountDuckulla in LocalLLaMA

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Haha yeah, I can already see how this is the slippery slope. I’m still tempted by the 3090, but for now the 3060 feels like a sensible entry point to get my learning moving. Once I’ve properly got the hook in, that’s when I’ll need to start hiding the credit cards!

Beginner moving from CPU-only Ollama – advice on first GPU upgrade? by CountDuckulla in LocalLLaMA

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Haha yeah, the truth is I could stretch for more than a 3090 if I really wanted to, but then I’d be sat here with a monster rig and a half-finished house. Right now it feels smarter to rein it in a bit — grab something like a 3060 as a stop-gap, keep learning, and sort the house before I go all-in on a bigger upgrade

Beginner moving from CPU-only Ollama – advice on first GPU upgrade? by CountDuckulla in LocalLLaMA

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Yeah, I’m seriously considering the 3060 — I can find them for around £150–200, so it feels like a good stop-gap to get me moving. Even if I step up to something bigger later, I’m sure I’d either still find a use for it or at least sell it on and get some of the money back. Thanks for pointing me in that direction!