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The list of GPU options is stated in the tech specs on Lenovo's website. There's no configurator that I'm aware of yet. The design of the system looks like it

The list of GPU options is stated in the tech specs on Lenovo's website. There's no configurator that I'm aware of yet. The design of the system looks like it should be easy to open. A system like this is designed to be serviced and upgraded. Often, customers pay for onsite support to take care of those tasks, but I very much doubt that adding in a PCIE device would void the warranty. The real question again is about ISV certification. If you are using a consumer GPU for professional applications, then you won't necessarily have the same kind of support from the software vendor if the application doesn't work correctly.

pdimitar 6y ago
Eh, but they should be open to sell to people who aren't after ISV certification though, should they not? Really depends how AMD/Lenovo wants to position and limit the supply I guess. Thanks a lot for the helpful explanations.
- lliamander 6y ago
  Oh, I'm sure they'd be glad to sell to anyone. I've also heard that these OEM providers will, within reason, accommodate custom requests as part of the sales process (assuming you actually talk to a sales rep). Just curious, can you use more than the 256GB limit on the regular Threadrippers? If so, what kinds of applications do you use that would consume that kind of memory?
  - pdimitar 6y ago
    No exact clue, to be honest. I am a fairly experienced programmer and I am looking to branch out into serious data research and simulations of many sorts (network topologies with 1,000,000+ nodes in a simulated internet, being one example). Basically I am looking to shoot many birds with one stone when I decide to buy my next Linux workstation, even if it ends up costing $30,000+. And for the kinds of research work I am interested in, a ton of RAM seems to be a boon. But it's more like some paranoid future proofing sentiment than anything else right now.
    - Sebb767 6y ago
      Why not go with old severs? I've seen old IBM servers (~2014) with that amount of RAM go for 2000-3000€; of course you'd lack energy efficiency and some compute power, but, unless you really need the power, an order of magnitude less might be a good argument.
      - pdimitar 6y ago
        Good question. Even if I manage to swallow my ideals about wattage use then I still can't swallow the awful amount of noise these things produce. And I have no server room in my flat, can only have server in my bedroom or a small closet right next to it.

pdimitar 6y ago

Eh, but they should be open to sell to people who aren't after ISV certification though, should they not? Really depends how AMD/Lenovo wants to position and limit the supply I guess. Thanks a lot for the helpful explanations.

lliamander 6y ago
Oh, I'm sure they'd be glad to sell to anyone. I've also heard that these OEM providers will, within reason, accommodate custom requests as part of the sales process (assuming you actually talk to a sales rep). Just curious, can you use more than the 256GB limit on the regular Threadrippers? If so, what kinds of applications do you use that would consume that kind of memory?
- pdimitar 6y ago
  No exact clue, to be honest. I am a fairly experienced programmer and I am looking to branch out into serious data research and simulations of many sorts (network topologies with 1,000,000+ nodes in a simulated internet, being one example). Basically I am looking to shoot many birds with one stone when I decide to buy my next Linux workstation, even if it ends up costing $30,000+. And for the kinds of research work I am interested in, a ton of RAM seems to be a boon. But it's more like some paranoid future proofing sentiment than anything else right now.
  - Sebb767 6y ago
    Why not go with old severs? I've seen old IBM servers (~2014) with that amount of RAM go for 2000-3000€; of course you'd lack energy efficiency and some compute power, but, unless you really need the power, an order of magnitude less might be a good argument.
    - pdimitar 6y ago
      Good question. Even if I manage to swallow my ideals about wattage use then I still can't swallow the awful amount of noise these things produce. And I have no server room in my flat, can only have server in my bedroom or a small closet right next to it.