# Reddit user pays $35 for a crypto mining rig left in a garage and gets 54GB of VRAM at 65 cents per GB — the first test for 2017-era GPUs: a 35B-parameter AI model running locally at over 30 tokens per second

> A Reddit post by user markpronkin (“OP”), titled “54gb vram for 35$,” says the user purchased an old crypto mining rig, originally discovered in a garage, for a negotiated 3,000 rubles, or about $35.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/reddit-user-pays-usd35-for-a-crypto-mining-rig-left-in-a-garage-and-gets-54gb-of-vram-at-65-cents-per-gb-the-first-test-for-2017-era-gpus-a-35b-parameter-ai-model-running-locally-at-over-30-tokens-per-second?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6acccff6c2f0d19de4645bb2)
- **Published:** 2026-10-12
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #nvidia #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6acccff6c2f0d19de4645bb2

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