Zima Board 2 + RTX 2000 ADA for Qwen-3.8?

A Reddit thread discusses using a Zima Board 2 (~$411) plus an RTX 2000 ADA (~$700) to run Qwen-3.8 27b, citing a Luke’s Dev Lab demo that achieved good token speed on Ollama powered by the Zima supply. The poster compares this setup to a Mac Mini M5 24GB and asks if cheaper new self-contained alternatives offer similar token performance.

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