SilverStone has announced multiple AI-oriented machines targeting the growing demand for AI training and development. With this, the brand positions itself to cover the needs of both new and small development teams as well as large enterprises. On the menu, we have RM61-312, Alta T1, and a yet-to-be-named model.
Silverstone RM61-312
RM61-312 is a massive server using the uncommon 6U format. Inside we find room for multiple graphics cards (up to 3 dual-slot cards from the looks of it), an ASRock W790 WS motherboard paired with Intel’s Xeon w9-3495X CPU, and two SilverStone’s HELA 2050R Platinum PSUs to power this monster. On the GPU side, SilverStone plans to pack a bunch of Nvidia’s RTX A6000 graphics cards as they are perfectly suited for the task thanks to their Tensor Cores and 48GB of GDDR6 VRAM.
Regarding cooling, the brand counts on three 360mm liquid coolers positioned around the chassis connected to the hardware using EK’s Pro CPU and GPU water blocks. The remaining space is dedicated to healthy 12 external hot-swappable drive bays, allowing for high storage capacity and reliability. This configuration will allow SilverStone to test the waters, as some system integrators and AI customers seem to be interested.
Silverstone Alta T1
Alta T1, on the other hand, takes a workstation look while maintaining a high potential, making it ideal for entry-level AI training. Using a full-tower chassis – based on the Temjin series – measuring 250mm x 560mm x 556mm, SilverStone managed to cram an ASRock WRX90 WS Evo motherboard supporting AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7000 WX processors. The latter offers up to 96 cores and 192 threads.
Once more, we get a heap of PCIe x16 slots allowing the installation of up to seven single-slot graphics cards or four dual-slots. These are, again, Nvidia RTX A6000 professional cards cooled by EK Pro water blocks. To expel the heat out of the system, SilverStone opted for a larger triple 420mm radiator setup, leaving just enough room for the dual HELA 1300R Platinum PSUs.
To simplify installation, the chassis features a sliding motherboard tray, which will come in handy as this beast will be hard to move during installation since it weighs 20kg when empty. Thankfully, you don’t have to loan a crane every time you want to move a full build since SilverStone bundles castor wheels as standard. Good, you don’t have to pay $700 for that either (wink wink).
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The last contender is a 5U eight-GPU monster that doesn’t have a name yet. This proof of concept is built specifically for ASRock motherboards featuring SlimSAS connectors for up to eight GPUs. These are used to link the motherboard to eight riser cards. Each riser seems to have space for a dual-slot card with some breathing room between each. This one clearly targets heavy-duty local AI training
While we don’t have pricing for these, some are expected to become available this year.