Llama-modchip: 284B DeepSeek on 64GB RAM, no GPU
Submitted by joshcsimmons. Hacker News recorded 343 points and 143 comments as of Nov 9, 2026 (UTC).
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2026-11-09 00:00:44.362Z
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Repository: synchopate/llama-modchip. The record contains the title “Llama-modchip: 284B DeepSeek on 64GB RAM, no GPU” but no substantive source summary.
Observed adoption & comparisons
Source votes: 343 votes (Nov 9, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 202 (Nov 8, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “KetchUp – Open-source SketchUp alternative built with Rust and WebGPU” (Hacker News, Nov 8, 2026); “dsx-ai-factory/nvke” (GitHub Trending, Nov 8, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
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