Why you can’t just build your own RTX Spark PC
THE SO WHAT
A laptop beating a hand-built RTX 5090 desktop on local AI workloads is a reminder that system design—memory bandwidth, thermals, firmware—matters as much as raw silicon. For edge and on-prem AI, treat OEM configs as engineered platforms, not just parts lists you can easily out-optimize.
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