# A Starter Introduction to LLMs

**URL:** <https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/a-starter-introduction-to-llms/102503>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [August 15, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/a-starter-introduction-to-llms/102503 "2024-08-15T13:31:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/a-starter-introduction-to-llms/102503/1 "2024-08-15T13:31:26Z")

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Is there a beginner’s guide to LLMs?

I am guessing I need to set up aider + an LLM like Deepseek 2 on  
local hardware.  
And I understand that I need a certain kind of processor (Ryzen 5),  
a GPU 1.2 larger than the LLM, (20GB?)  
and 32GB of DDR5.

But a good overview of all this would be very helpful.  
Are there smaller LLMs catering to specific niches or  
individual programming languages for instance?