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Recommended Starting Point

GPUNVIDIA RTX 5090, RTX 6000, or H200

VRAM32 GB, 96 GB, or 141 GB HBM

Storage1 TB NVMe SSD built in

ConnectivityLAN or Wi-Fi

Configuration Choices

GPU Module

Choose the accelerator by VRAM size and model class.

RTX 5090Compact local inference and development accelerator.+$0RTX 6000 classProfessional VRAM profile for larger private models.+$12,950H200 classHBM accelerator path for high-end local model testing.+$33,300

Connectivity

Plan how the accelerator will attach to the workstation or network.

LANStable network-attached placement near the primary workstation.+$0Wi-FiFlexible placement when cabling is limited.+$222External workstation placementPlan power, acoustics, and airflow around desk-side use.+$648

Why this configuration path

Add GPU capacity without replacing the primary workstation.

Useful for local LLM experiments that need more VRAM.

Compact path for teams testing GPU acceleration options.