December 2023 · Home lab
Workstation Build
The desktop I built at the end of 2023. Today it is the machine behind my self-hosted AI stack, Cognitive Silo, and the SMA content pipeline that runs on it.
Parts
From the parts list in the build video:
| Part | Model |
|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
| Motherboard | ASUS ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi |
| Memory | G.Skill Trident Z5, 2 × 32 GB DDR5 |
| Cooling | LS720 360 mm liquid cooler |
| Boot drive | Samsung 980 PRO 2 TB NVMe |
| Bulk storage | Six 1 TB hard drives on a 10-port PCIe SATA card |
| GPU at build time | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
| Power supply | Corsair HX1000i |
| Case | anidees full tower |
The AI stack now runs on an AMD Radeon PRO W7900 with 48 GB of VRAM; the Cognitive Silo architecture page explains how that memory is shared between models.
