This monster workstation with seven RTX 4090 GPUs can be yours for $31,627

[DragonSlayer101]

What just happened? German system builder Mifcom has unveiled a new high-end workstation powered by an AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro CPU and seven Nvidia GPUs. As you'd expect, the device comes with a hefty price tag to match its impressive hardware, and is available for purchase at €28,999 (around $31,627).

Named 'BIG BOSS,' the workstation is based on the Asus Pro WS WRX80E-Sage SE WIFI II motherboard and is powered by the Threadripper Pro 5995WX CPU with 64 Zen 3 cores, hitting a maximum clock speed of up to 4.5GHz. While that should make it super-fast in almost anything you can throw at it, one has to wonder how much better it would have been had Mifcom been able to shoehorn the 96-core Threadripper PRO 7995WX that's expected to hit the market this fall.

Moving on to the rest of the hardware, the BIG BOSS offers an array of seven Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards with up to 168GB of GDDR6X VRAM for advanced professional applications, such as AI and deep learning, data mining, 3D CAD and 3D rendering. As reported by German tech blog ComputerBase, the system also comes with up to 128GB of DDR4 RAM that can be expanded to up to 256GB for all those memory-intensive tasks. Additionally, the workstation rocks a 4TB WD Black PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD with 7,300MB/s read speed and 6,600MB/s write speed.

For folks wondering about the power consumption of this monstrous rig, the GPUs run at just 300W, although Mifcom claims that it doesn't result in too much of a performance drop. Still, the total power consumption for the full rig isn't for the faint of heart, and it comes with two 2000W 80 Plus Platinum-certified PSUs to support the power-hungry system.

The BIG BOSS is fully water-cooled, and includes four radiators from EKWB alongside 15 fans from Noctua (10 × NF-A14 and 5 × NF-F12) to keep the thermals in check. The cable management has been done in a way as not to impede airflow in any way. The BIG BOSS comes in a custom Phanteks Enthoo Elite case that should also support optimal cooling.

All the high-end hardware comes at a price, and the Mifcom BIG BOSS is not cheap. It costs a whopping €28,999 and can be delivered to customers within 2-3 weeks. If you're wondering what it would be like to play games on this system, there are a few things to note here. While you will be able to game on it, it is not meant for gaming, and will not offer the sort of gaming performance that you'd hope for from a multi-GPU rig. So, it's best used for AI processing tasks and other professional applications that it's meant for.

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[brunocasarini]

Does it run Crysis?

 

[whateversa]

I have doubts about cooling for sustained 100% load on all those GPUs over more than an hour. Office aircon will be critical to ensure cool air goes into those radiators.

 

[takaozo]

"Still, the total power consumption for the full rig isn't for the faint of heart, and it comes with two 2000W 80 Plus Platinum-certified PSUs to support the power-hungry system."

Going to need 220v for this BIG boss...

 

[neeyik]

Going to need 220v for this BIG boss...

Looks like Mifcom only ships within the EU, so it's not a problem there. They might dispatch to the US and for those customers, well -- you could always ask a neighbor if you borrow a socket to power one of the PSUs!

 

[human7]

I wonder what the logic was behind using the RTX 4090. Anyone with that kind of cash would probably want Quadros or other workstation type cards and not the GeForce brand.

 

[takaozo]

Looks like Mifcom only ships within the EU, so it's not a problem there. They might dispatch to the US and for those customers, well -- you could always ask a neighbor if you borrow a socket to power one of the PSUs!

Yes a Swiss company.

I was looking at their products page, they have realy nice looking water colling setups.
All regular components still but carefully selected and paired.
Atention to details is better than 98% of SI's out there.

 

[wiyosaya]

I wonder what the logic was behind using the RTX 4090. Anyone with that kind of cash would probably want Quadros or other workstation type cards and not the GeForce brand.

Profit.

 

[neeyik]

Profit.

If that were the case, then Mifcom would have absolutely used the A6000 Ada Generation instead of the RTX 4090, as it's $6800. However, depending on the application, 4090s fare up well against the A6000 Ada. If one is dead-set on using a professional card, Mifcom does offer a dual A6000 (Ampere) model called the BOSS, for a mere 20k euros.

 

[ChrisH1]

Probably able to run Minecraft on a simulation of the Earth at 1:1 scaling

 

[JamesBlond]

Good machine for mining peoples data to sell, install Heartbeat

 

[Kuntal]

220v is the standard for most of the world.
Each outlet here handle 3kw .

 

[vposi]

Can it run WinXP's pinball and solitaire?

 

[erickmendes]

Does it run Crysis?

Damn you got here before me

 

[ZedRM]

Does it run Crysis?

I know you're joking, but this thing could run multiple instances of CyberPunk2077, in 2160p, at 120hz+.

So Crysis? What do you think?

 

[ZedRM]

I wonder what the logic was behind using the RTX 4090. Anyone with that kind of cash would probably want Quadros or other workstation type cards and not the GeForce brand.

The Quadro lineup doesn't exist anymore. It's been replaced by the RTX Ada series.

Profit.

This. Geforce is less expensive and performs within 85% of RTX Ada cards.

 

[human7]

The Quadro lineup doesn't exist anymore. It's been replaced by the RTX Ada series.

How did I miss that? I must have been under a rock. Wow. I have some catching up to do, thanks!

This. Geforce is less expensive and performs within 85% of RTX Ada cards.

Makes sense. No reason to pay 2x as much (or whatever the markup is) for a small increase in compute performance. Still, I guess it depends on the workload, b/c Geforce doesn't do well at double precision calculations (unless I've been living under a rock on that point, too).

 

[ZedRM]

How did I miss that? I must have been under a rock. Wow. I have some catching up to do, thanks!

People who work in the enterprise sector have a hard time keeping up on all the changing developments. Don't feel too bad, especially if you don't work in this area of tech.

 

[neeyik]

The Quadro lineup doesn't exist anymore. It's been replaced by the RTX Ada series.

Depends on the chip used -- they used to be classified with an A before the number (e.g. RTX A6000) but all of the latest ones are RTX number Ada Generation (e.g. RTX 6000 Ada Generation). Bit of a mess, really.

 

[ZedRM]

Depends on the chip used -- they used to be classified with an A before the number (e.g. RTX A6000) but all of the latest ones are RTX number Ada Generation (e.g. RTX 6000 Ada Generation).

But that's still not a part of the "Quadro" series of Nvidia products, which is the point I was making above.

Bit of a mess, really.

So true! Kinda like Nvidia right now.

 

[neeyik]

But that's still not a part of the "Quadro" series of Nvidia products, which is the point I was making above.

The A series replaced the Quadro in the ProVis range:

NVIDIA RTX in Professional Workstations

The world’s most powerful GPUs for visualization.

www.nvidia.com

Click the previous generation gpus button to see what I mean.

 

[erickmendes]

I know you're joking, but this thing could run multiple instances of CyberPunk2077, in 2160p, at 120hz+.

So Crysis? What do you think?

Can it run Minecraft?

 

[ZedRM]

The A series replaced the Quadro in the ProVis range:

NVIDIA RTX in Professional Workstations

The world’s most powerful GPUs for visualization.

www.nvidia.com

Click the previous generation gpus button to see what I mean.

Yeah, was aware of that. What are you trying to say?

 

[neeyik]

Yeah, was aware of that. What are you trying to say?

There's no need to be so obtuse about this. You'd initially said that 'The Quadro lineup doesn't exist anymore. It's been replaced by the RTX Ada series' to which I added that the nomenclature being used for the Quadro replacements was dependent on the chipset -- I.e. AD10x = RTX xxxx Ada Generation; GA10x = RTX Axxxx, etc.

What exactly are getting at by saying 'But that's still not a part of the "Quadro" series of Nvidia products'? The Quadros were replaced by the T-series, then in turn followed by the A-series, and so on, but they're all part of Nvidia's ProVis line-up.

 

[ZedRM]

There's no need to be so obtuse about this.

There's no need for the insults either.

You'd initially said that 'The Quadro lineup doesn't exist anymore. It's been replaced by the RTX Ada series' to which I added that the nomenclature being used for the Quadro replacements was dependent on the chipset -- I.e. AD10x = RTX xxxx Ada Generation; GA10x = RTX Axxxx, etc.

Pedantic semantics.

The Quadros were replaced by the T-series, then in turn followed by the A-series, and so on

That's right, the Quadro lineup was REPLACED. Thank you for reiterating and confirming what I already stated.

but they're all part of Nvidia's ProVis line-up.

No kidding, you don't say... However, they are not named "Quadro".