can it run
Yes, but close to the edge. 16GB against a 12GB working set: it runs, with little room for long context windows or other processes.
| model file | 9.0GB (GGUF Q4_K_M) |
| minimum memory | 12GB working set |
| this machine | 4× 16GB = 64GB VRAM |
| params | distill 14B |
| license | mit |
| price | $12000 |
easy run: ollama pull deepseek-r1:14b
runs with: ollama · llama.cpp · koboldcpp · lm studio
→ Tesla P40 (24GB, used) — cheapest machine that runs it ($290)
→ ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3 (GB300) — this model on the biggest machine