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Re:Kimi-K3 Releases on HuggingFace 7/27 by sebmellen on Monday July 27, 2026 @07:19AM (#49067916)
(Context: Parent comment was edited after I wrote this comment)

Where in the world are you finding that much RAM in a racked server for $200/month?

Re:Kimi-K3 Releases on HuggingFace 7/27 by walrus01 on Monday July 27, 2026 @07:20AM (#49067922)
I think he means electrical bill at his estimated wattage load of the server and his known kWh cost, not rented server/hosting cost.
Re:Kimi-K3 Releases on HuggingFace 7/27 by sebmellen on Monday July 27, 2026 @07:46AM (#49068172)
Aha, right. That makes a lot more sense.
Re:Kimi-K3 Releases on HuggingFace 7/27 by cobbzilla on Monday July 27, 2026 @07:21AM (#49067930)
At my house. I have 5Gbps fiber and could pay for 10 or 25 if I need it.
Re:Kimi-K3 Releases on HuggingFace 7/27 by sebmellen on Monday July 27, 2026 @07:46AM (#49068175)
Gotcha. But to be clear, you’re talking only about energy usage, correct?
Re:Kimi-K3 Releases on HuggingFace 7/27 by cobbzilla on Monday July 27, 2026 @08:30AM (#49068726)
Yes, what other opex is there? It will have good ventilation, I’m not worried about cooling.
Re:Kimi-K3 Releases on HuggingFace 7/27 by sebmellen on Monday July 27, 2026 @08:47PM (#49077808)
I thought you were talking about renting a dedicated server from a hosting provider, not racking it yourself. My bad!