The Fastest Computer I've Ever Had
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The video walks through an ultra high end desktop build centered around the AMD Threadripper Pro 9995WX, a 96 core CPU, and a purpose built workstation platform from Falcon Northwest. The host demonstrates how this monster can run multiple demanding workloads simultaneously, including five Cyberpunk 2077 instances, while also running Cinebench and recording the screen with OBS. The presentation leans into the spectacle, showing the sheer power of the chip and the elaborate cooling solution, including a water chiller designed to push power draw toward thousands of watts. Across the tour, the host details the supporting hardware that makes this possible: a WRX90 platform, eight-channel memory, 1 TB of DDR5 ECC RAM, and an RTX Pro 6000 GPU with ECC memory. The narrative also touches on the practical tradeoffs of such performance, noting the cost, the niche audience, and the difficulty of using this level of hardware in typical consumer or even prosumer contexts. The overall arc moves from unboxing and setup to real-world benchmarks, BIOS tuning, and practical takeaways about where such power makes sense, ending with a candid assessment of the technology curve and the realities of purchasing decisions for extreme systems.
Topics · hardware · performance · computing · pc-build · science-and-technology
Questions answered
- What is the core specification of the main CPU in this build?
- The system centers on the AMD Threadripper Pro 9995WX, a 96-core processor that can boost up to 5.4 GHz.
- What motherboard platform enables eight-channel memory and multiple PCIe slots for this CPU?
- The WRX90 platform, specifically the ASUS ProWS WRX90E Sage SE, enables eight memory channels and seven PCIe x16 Gen 5 slots.
- How much RAM is installed and what type is it?
- 1 TB of DDR5 ECC memory in a multi-channel configuration.
- What GPU is used in the build and what is notable about it?
- An RTX Pro 6000 with 96 GB of VRAM and ECC memory, a professional-class card with higher CUDA cores and memory capacity.
- What is the reported power draw during heavy testing?
- Power draw can exceed 1,800 to 2,000 watts under benchmarks and torture tests.