If you had been paying any attention at all over the last year, there were 32GB AMD cards at like $1200-1400 and Intel at a little over $1000. I actually hadn't yet noticed they've gone up in price and had last checked only a couple months ago. But even at like $2000, that's still comparable to the nominal price of a mid 90s consumer PC for actual magic.

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jacquesm 6 hours ago | parent [-]

> for actual magic

Precisely. It is cheap at almost any price.

	▲	shimon 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Can confirm. Our household is involved in raising two natural intelligences. They are quite expensive to maintain. Chances they will offer positive economic return are unclear. The value proposition on comptuer-based intelligence, by-token or through hardware ownership, seems much clearer. I have to admit I am a sort of enthusiast for the natural intelligences, though.