{
  "id": 371991,
  "title": "Top Ranking Teams what's your machine spec ?",
  "url": "/competitions/otto-recommender-system/discussion/371991",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2022-12-13T15:38:36.230180700Z",
  "votes": 7,
  "comment_count": 3,
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  "content": "<p>I am currently using a rented 64 GB RAM with 16 CPU cores to achieve my current score. I am contemplating renting a higher configuration server, especially with more RAM, but need your suggestions on whether it will be worth it. I just wanted to know how much the configuration helps :D </p>",
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    {
      "id": "2064225",
      "postDate": "12/13/2022 15:38:36",
      "content": "<p>I am currently using a rented 64 GB RAM with 16 CPU cores to achieve my current score. I am contemplating renting a higher configuration server, especially with more RAM, but need your suggestions on whether it will be worth it. I just wanted to know how much the configuration helps :D </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I am currently using a rented 64 GB RAM with 16 CPU cores to achieve my current score. I am contemplating renting a higher configuration server, especially with more RAM, but need your suggestions on whether it will be worth it. I just wanted to know how much the configuration helps :D",
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    },
    {
      "id": "2075274",
      "postDate": "12/25/2022 07:55:36",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/nikhilmishradev\" target=\"_blank\">@nikhilmishradev</a> My machine has 256GB RAM, 10C20T CPU, and single A6000 GPU.<br>\nI think the size of RAM is really important in this competition because we can choose 20 predictions from many candidates.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "nikhilmishradev My machine has 256GB RAM, 10C20T CPU, and single A6000 GPU.\nI think the size of RAM is really important in this competition because we can choose 20 predictions from many candidates.",
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    },
    {
      "id": "2076421",
      "postDate": "12/26/2022 13:50:49",
      "content": "<p>128 GB RAM (upgraded a few months ago) - that is all that really matters; CPU size reduces training time, but RAM allows you to operate on more data.</p>\n<p>Even 128 GB is not enough sometimes - as i add features, i have to reduce size of training set so that it continues to fit in RAM.</p>\n<p>In this competition, working with just 32 GB would be very difficult - that may be the main reason why we have so few teams with high scores - if you only have 32 GB many things you want to do are difficult or even impossible.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "128 GB RAM (upgraded a few months ago) - that is all that really matters; CPU size reduces training time, but RAM allows you to operate on more data.\n\nEven 128 GB is not enough sometimes - as i add features, i have to reduce size of training set so that it continues to fit in RAM.\n\nIn this competition, working with just 32 GB would be very difficult - that may be the main reason why we have so few teams with high scores - if you only have 32 GB many things you want to do are difficult or even impossible.",
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    },
    {
      "id": "2076661",
      "postDate": "12/26/2022 17:26:56",
      "content": "<p>yes, I have upgraded to 128 GB RAM as of now, thanks guys, 64 gb was killing me</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "yes, I have upgraded to 128 GB RAM as of now, thanks guys, 64 gb was killing me",
      "votes": null
    }
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 2075274,
      "author_name": "toshik",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/25/2022 07:55:36",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/nikhilmishradev\" target=\"_blank\">@nikhilmishradev</a> My machine has 256GB RAM, 10C20T CPU, and single A6000 GPU.<br>\nI think the size of RAM is really important in this competition because we can choose 20 predictions from many candidates.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2076661,
          "author_name": "nikhilmishradev",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "12/26/2022 17:26:56",
          "content": "<p>yes, I have upgraded to 128 GB RAM as of now, thanks guys, 64 gb was killing me</p>",
          "votes": null,
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2076421,
      "author_name": "ymatioun",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/26/2022 13:50:49",
      "content": "<p>128 GB RAM (upgraded a few months ago) - that is all that really matters; CPU size reduces training time, but RAM allows you to operate on more data.</p>\n<p>Even 128 GB is not enough sometimes - as i add features, i have to reduce size of training set so that it continues to fit in RAM.</p>\n<p>In this competition, working with just 32 GB would be very difficult - that may be the main reason why we have so few teams with high scores - if you only have 32 GB many things you want to do are difficult or even impossible.</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    "2064225": "I am currently using a rented 64 GB RAM with 16 CPU cores to achieve my current score. I am contemplating renting a higher configuration server, especially with more RAM, but need your suggestions on whether it will be worth it. I just wanted to know how much the configuration helps :D",
    "2075274": "nikhilmishradev My machine has 256GB RAM, 10C20T CPU, and single A6000 GPU.\nI think the size of RAM is really important in this competition because we can choose 20 predictions from many candidates.",
    "2076421": "128 GB RAM (upgraded a few months ago) - that is all that really matters; CPU size reduces training time, but RAM allows you to operate on more data.\n\nEven 128 GB is not enough sometimes - as i add features, i have to reduce size of training set so that it continues to fit in RAM.\n\nIn this competition, working with just 32 GB would be very difficult - that may be the main reason why we have so few teams with high scores - if you only have 32 GB many things you want to do are difficult or even impossible.",
    "2076661": "yes, I have upgraded to 128 GB RAM as of now, thanks guys, 64 gb was killing me"
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}