Variant 1 (Using high-end AMD hardware and costs a lot atm)



Project Hyperion (Gen 5 VFIO Server, 1st Gen Beowulf Gaming Node)

CPU(s): AMD EPYC 7642 48-Core CPU @ 2.3GHz = $1000 ish
Motherboard: Dual Socket SP3 Motherboard with lots of I/O
RAM: 512GB DDR4 Registered RAM @ 3200MHz (32GB Modules)
GPU(s): NVIDIA GeForce RTX or AMD Radeon RX Series GPU (GPUs will still be allowed to boost up for best performance throughput)
SSD(s): May keep from T7910
HDD(s): May keep from T7910
PSU: 1600W Required for no compromises
Case: Unsure
CPU Cooling: Dual 240mm AIO Cooler or Custom Looping
Fans: RGB Fans for fancy looks controlled via software
IPMI: Yes via OpenBMC w/ATSPEED GPU for Video Feed
Turbo?: Disabled to compensate for 15A electrical circuit limit
OS: Unraid Server Pro (with custom kernel)
Storage Controller: Onboard HBAs will provide proper SATA and NVME

VM Template (Will split into 4 VMs)

VCPUs: 16 Cores/32 Threads (via 2 CCX NUMA Nodes per VM since the CPUs have 8 Cores per CCX that connect to the IO Die)
RAM: 96GB with 1GB Hugepages (from two CCXes per quadrant of the MCM)
Boot: 2TB/4TB NVMe via IOMMU
HDD: 8TB/16TB via Disk PT
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX or AMD Radeon RX
OS: Windows 11 Pro
VFIO LAN: BCM57416 SRIOV split into 8 Virtual Function Devices, two for each VM, one will connect to LAN while the 2nd will connect directly to TITAN for faster storage access, turning it into a beowulf cluster interconnect
USB: Physical PCIe USB has been deprecated due to reliability issues, will use thin-client machines with FabulaTech USB Network software to remotely connect USB devices over the internet






Project TITAN (Gen 4 Main Server, 1st Gen Supercomputer Node)

CPU(s): Dual AMD EPYC 7702 64 Core CPU @ 2.0 GHz

Motherboard: Dual Socket SP3 Motherboard with lots of I/O
RAM: 1024GB DDR4 Registered RAM @ 3200 MHz
GPU(s): NVIDIA Quadro/RTX Workstation GPUs for GPGPU Workloads
SSD(s): Porting T7610 Install to NVME (2TB or 4TB Boot)
HDD(s): Porting over from T7610
PSU: 1600W Required for proper efficiency
Case: Unsure
CPU Cooling: Dual 240mm AIO Cooler or Custom Looping
Fans: RGB Fans for fancy looks controlled via software
IPMI: Yes via OpenBMC w/ATSPEED GPU for Video Feed
OS: Windows 11 Pro for Workstations with Virtualization Enabled or Linux
Storage Controller: Onboard HBAs will provide proper SATA and NVME
Networking: Dual BCM57416, Primary will connect to LAN and the Secondary will connect directly to Hyperion providing a 10GbE link for fast storage access
Purpose: Host Calypso AI (Private), run Docker, maintain game servers, web servers and a modern variant of IBM Watson (Jeopardy version).




Variant 2 (Using cost-effective Intel hardware as a startup then transitioning to AMD later on)




Project Metroplex (Gen 5 VFIO Server, 1st Gen Supercomputer Gaming Node)

CPU(s): 2x Intel Xeon 8280 Platinum 28C/56T CPUs
Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 7920
RAM: 512GB DDR4 Registered RAM @ 2133MHz (32GB Modules)
GPU(s): Generic GPU for PiKVM
SSD(s): 256GB NVMe for Cache
HDD(s): 1TB for Array
PSU: Proprietary 1400W
IPMI: Using PiKVM
Turbo Boost: Disabled to compensate for 15A electrical circuit limit
OS: Unraid Server Pro (with custom kernel)
Storage Controller: Onboard HBAs will provide proper SATA and NVME

VM Template (Will split into 4 VMs)

VCPUs: 12 Cores/24 Threads (2 VMs per Socket for better splitting)
RAM: 96GB with 1GB Hugepages (from each memory controller)
Boot: 2TB/4TB NVMe via IOMMU
HDD: 8TB/16TB via Disk PT
GPU: NVIDIA RTX A4000 16GB (Cooling might be problematic due to their shitty single-slot thermal design)
OS: Windows 11 Pro
VFIO LAN: Physical LAN via quad 1GbE PCIe card using a network bridge for common use, 2nd VFIO connection will be a 10GbE connection to Metrotitan for fast data access via quad 10GbE PCIe card.
USB: Physical PCIe USB has been deprecated due to reliability issues, will use thin-client machines with FabulaTech USB Network software to remotely connect USB devices over the internet
HTC VIVE Trackers currently do not work due to outdated software.






Project Metrotitan (Gen 4 Main Server, 1st Gen Supercomputer Node)

CPU(s): 2x Intel Xeon 8280 Platinum 28C/56T CPUs
Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 7920
RAM: 1024GB DDR4 Registered RAM @ 2133MHz (64GB Modules)
GPU(s): Generic GPU for PiKVM
SSD(s): 256GB NVMe for Cache
HDD(s): 1TB HDD for Array
GPU(s): NVIDIA RTX A4000 or better, four of them (Will be headless)
PSU: Proprietary 1400W
IPMI: Using PiKVM
LAN: Quad 10GbE card for connection from Metroplex for fast data access, 2nd 10GbE for incoming access from LAN, 1st onboard LAN for server connection, 2nd for cross-over use.
Turbo Boost: Disabled to compensate for 15A electrical circuit limit
OS: Unraid Server Pro (with custom kernel) or Windows 11 Pro For Workstations
Storage Controller: Onboard HBAs will provide proper SATA and NVME