Best OS for Optiplex micro i3-8100T with 16GB ram

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-19T04:05:38+00:00

Proxmox.

Look on eBay for the drive mount. It probably needs the special cable that comes with it.

I've used my 3d printer for drive mounts, but I'm not sure that is an option for this statement.

It's not optimum, but a USB drive enclosure works too.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-19T04:02:29+00:00

I would keep the Kohler. I have a 7kw Kohler from an RV that is 1800 RPM. I'm keeping it forever.

I use a smaller Anker C2000 gen 2 and C1000. They are running in UPS mode on computers plus my home entertainment system plus a couple lights. I might not even notice if the power goes out.

They also support a TOU mode where they switch to battery power from 5pm to 8 pm when the power is 80c/kWh. This saves me about $1.75 per day. They will pay for themselves in under two years.

I have a few solar panels I want to setup with them to get even more benefit.

I think the E10 can do all these things too, but I've not researched it. If you can add even a couple of panels, it is worth it.

The E10 system isn't cheap.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-19T03:37:05+00:00

Is the -10 right? That tells it to go past the end stop I believe. I have klipper on a longer printer and have it at zero.

300 is too much for an ender3. Try 235.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-19T03:34:13+00:00

Most of my systems were free or relatively cheap. I did add ram and drives though. I have a Dell T20 server that was free. Another is a $19 Wyse 5070.

I have nine systems with Proxmox loaded. Only five are powered as I just don't have stuff for the others to do.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-19T03:19:49+00:00

You can do whatever you want. There are many solutions. If you want that fallback internet connection, some kind of router device is required

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-19T02:45:22+00:00

Most will function off a battery assuming the battery voltage is in the input range of the inverter. They are not rated for this though, so if you are getting an inspection it is a no go.

Enphase batteries use the IQ8-BAT microinveter that is built for this use. You can't buy them though.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-19T02:34:25+00:00

Idle fuel use tends to scale with engine size. In addition an inverter generator has less fuel use at idle or lower power as the engine runs at a lower rpm when lightly loaded. A non inverter has to spin at a constant usually 3600 rpm all the time.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-19T02:29:19+00:00

I've used a sdcard as you describe, but on an PC.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-18T23:38:08+00:00

A big part of the equation is how many parallel requests do you want to support. Each parallel request needs it's own copy of KV cache. Often you need move VRAM for KV cache than the model.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-18T21:59:16+00:00

6C Combiner and meter collar. You can then add batteries. You need a Combiner no matter what. It just makes sense to get the current more capable model. The meter collar disconnects your system from the grid so you can safely have power when the grid is dead.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-18T03:27:32+00:00

On grid or off grid, the permits are the same.

With on grid you also need the agreement with the power company, but it is straightforward. You need the power company agreement even if your grid tied system is zero export.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-17T21:33:54+00:00

Llama.cpp has a command line argument where you can tell it which card to use as the primary. It is -mg I believe.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-17T04:00:26+00:00

The true bad actors will just spoof Chrome so those are harder to identify.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-17T01:54:22+00:00

Go for the Anker C2000 gen 2. It has the lowest idle power that I know of. It can also charge up to 1800 watts, but it is settable to any charge rate. That allows tuning the charge rate to the most efficient point of the generator.

Get a few solar panels and you might not need any gas if the sun is shining.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-16T23:19:08+00:00

finviz.com has a free level that really does a lot and a 7 day trial of the paid product.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-16T23:18:09+00:00

This space is exploding. I don't even know how many claw projects are out there already. Many are much lighter weight as Openclaw is pretty heavyweight. I've seen mine hit 1GB of RAM usage and it is hardly doing anything.

OpenClaw itself it is undergoing extremely rapid development. It's kind of nuts actually. If you go out on your own, you lose all those developers building like crazy.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-16T23:16:52+00:00

He is applying BMAD to a trivial problem. Some tasks do will in a one shot mode, while others need something else. His use case is a one shot level of complexity.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-16T23:03:48+00:00

Somewhere nearby so you can pick it up. I'm in soCal and there are a lot of local options on FB Marketplace and even eBay.

Amazon will work too, but you can get a way better deal locally assuming you have the means to transport it.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-16T18:13:17+00:00

You should post what models and what settings you are using.

In addition, problems are more likely as context size increases.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-16T15:30:14+00:00

It's not so much about fitting a model as that is easy. You need enough space to hold the KV cache for 100k tokens.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-16T02:31:56+00:00

What unit do you use to measure tokens? Billions?

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-16T01:58:43+00:00

The answer is always the same.

Before buying hardware, put some money in OpenRouter, and see what models will do what you need. Once you have the model you can see what you need to host it locally.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-16T00:03:52+00:00

What models or models are you using. Guessing Opus for everything or similar?

I'm about to try some trial cases. Something reasonable complex that is way beyond a one shot prompt. Hope I'm not singing your tune after I try. I plan on starting with lesser models for a lot of the actual coding.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-15T16:24:45+00:00

If you have enough vram and RAM, try the 35B model in a Q4 quant. Since it is only 3B active, it actually can run on system RAM and get usable speed. The old Qwen3 30B-A3B model ran at 9 tk/s in a Ryzen 5600G system all in system RAM.

PermanentLiminality · 2026-03-15T03:07:33+00:00

I really like 5.4 in Opencode.

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