Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated January 20, 2025
A complete parts list — GPU, motherboard, RAM and PSU — worked backward from DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B's VRAM requirement at Q5_K_M. Prices are 2026 street estimates and vary.
| VRAM required | ~12 GB at Q5_K_M |
| System RAM | 32 GB |
| Estimated speed | ~23 tok/s |
| Complete build (est.) | $979 |
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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB's 16 GB covers DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B at Q5_K_M (~12 GB needed), with headroom.
B550 (AM4) — pairs with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600; DDR4, dual PCIe 4.0 x16 (x8/x8) for multi-GPU, 4 DIMM slots to 128 GB.
32 GB DDR4-3600 (2x16GB) meets DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B's 32 GB recommended system RAM.
650 W 80+ Gold covers AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB (160 W) + CPU 65 W with 30% headroom (~293 W required).
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB's 16 GB covers DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B at Q5_K_M (~12 GB needed), with headroom.
About 12 GB of VRAM plus 32 GB of system RAM.
650 W 80+ Gold covers AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB (160 W) + CPU 65 W with 30% headroom (~293 W required).
About $979 for a complete build (GPU, motherboard, RAM, PSU, CPU, case, SSD), at 2026 street-price estimates.
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