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Used GPU Server Buying Guide 2026: L40S vs A100 vs RTX 4090

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Jul 8th 2026

If you are shopping for a used GPU server for AI inference, 2026 is a strong buying window. As hyperscalers and AI labs refresh their fleets for Blackwell-generation hardware, more previous-generation enterprise GPUs — NVIDIA L40S, A100, and H100 — are flowing into … read more

How to Buy a Used Server in 2026: Complete Guide | PCSP

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Jun 23rd 2026

Buying a server in 2026 is a different decision than it was even two years ago. New enterprise hardware is caught in one of the sharpest component price runs in years — server RDIMM prices roughly doubled over the past year as the AI buildout pulled DRAM capacity toward h … read more

Switching from VMware to Proxmox? What You Should Know in 2026

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Jun 10th 2026

Since Broadcom closed its acquisition of VMware, the rules of on-premise virtualization have changed: perpetual licenses are gone, per-core subscriptions have replaced per-socket pricing, and renewal quotes for small and mid-size environments are routinely coming in at 3– … read more

Local LLM Hardware Guide 2026: Servers, Workstations & GPUs

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on May 26th 2026

The open-source LLMs released in 2026 — Llama 4, Qwen 3.5, DeepSeek V4, Gemma 4, Mistral Medium 3.5, Kimi K2.6 — are now genuinely competitive with closed-API models. Teams are bringing inference in-house faster than at any point since ChatGPT launched. The question … read more

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