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vpurge: wipe your Windows VRAM clean without rebooting

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3 Jul
Pay attention: a few chats waiting in tray reserve 1GB VRAM for themselves.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>If an application uses a Web-based interface and &quot;hardware acceleration&quot;, it constructs its frame in VRAM and sometimes keeps it

OPINION · WHAT · LocalLLaMAOPEN STORY
6 May
Protip if you want to squeeze most out of your VRAM if you have a CPU with iGPU

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>If you want to reclaim couple hundred MB of VRAM, enable iGPU in bios and plug in the display cable to motherboard, that way iGPU handles the

OPINION · WHO · LocalLLaMAOPEN STORY
1 Apr
A Reminder, Guys, Undervolt your GPUs Immediately. You will Significantly Decrease Wattage without Hitting Performance.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I am sure many of you already know this, but using MSI Afterburner, you can change the voltage your single or multiple GPUs can draw, which can

OPINION · HOW · LocalLLaMAOPEN STORY
22 Apr
how do you actually manage VRAM when running llama models and other stuff at the same time?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I keep running into OOM errors when i try to run a local llama model and do anything else GPU-heavy (gaming, video, whatever). I usually just

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