Prepping my AI PC

Ned Bellavance documents his process of assembling an AI PC for upcoming Pluralsight courses on running Small Language Models locally. He details the hardware: an MSI X870E motherboard, Ryzen 9 9900X CPU, 64GB RAM, and three GPUs (Nvidia RTX 3090, Intel Arc B70, AMD Radeon R9700), noting physical constraints with the 3090. He installs Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, expands the logical volume, updates the system, and verifies kernel drivers (xe for Intel, amdgpu for AMD) using lsmod. The post emphasizes minimal software installation and using containers for AI tools due to rapid changes. It's a practical guide for tech enthusiasts interested in local AI and hardware setup.