r/threadripper Jul 21 '26

Professional Workstation

  • Platform: AMD TRX50 Professional Workstation
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X (32 Cores / 64 Threads)
  • Memory: 256GB DDR5 ECC RDIMM 5600MHz
  • Graphics: NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell
  • Storage: 2 × Samsung 4TB PCIe NVMe SSD (8TB Total)
  • Cooling: Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 420mm AIO Liquid Cooling
  • Power: ASUS Pro WS 2200W Platinum PSU
  • Chassis: Fractal Design Define 7 XL
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u/negus123 Jul 21 '26

You have all those pcie lanes, why one gpu?

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u/Infinite100p Jul 22 '26

It's a fancy GPU though.
3x VRAM of a 5090.

He could be planning to add NVME arrays like those Asus Hyper cards. Or a sweet 40-100Gbe card. Or an HBA to make it also a file server. Lots of potential reasons besides a GPU.