The setup featuring an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM, paired with the Devstral Small 2 model, offers impressive local AI coding capabilities without the need for RAM offloading. This configuration excels in maintaining a good token generation speed by fitting everything within the GPU's VRAM, effectively using the Zed Editor with Zed Agent for efficient code exploration and execution. Despite initial skepticism about handling a dense 24B model, the setup proves capable of generating and refining code, particularly when provided with detailed instructions, and operates at a cool temperature with minimal noise. This matters as it demonstrates the potential for high-performance local AI development without resorting to expensive hardware upgrades.
