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Building an SLM Powerhouse
RTX 5090 on the bench.
Designing, building, and stress-testing a local workstation for fine-tuning specialized language models. RTX 5090, 22-hour training runs, and the part list that actually ships.
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DEC 2025
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PART 01
Building the Ultimate AI Workstation | Part 1
Planning an RTX 5090 AI workstation for fine-tuning specialized language models. Part 1 covers goals, component selection, and the SLM thesis.
PART 02
Building the RTX 5090 AI Workstation - Step by Step | Part 2
A detailed walkthrough of assembling my RTX 5090-powered AI workstation with photos from the entire build process