diff --git a/archive/nimmervest.md b/archive/nimmervest.md index ab8ee54..cacb0af 100644 --- a/archive/nimmervest.md +++ b/archive/nimmervest.md @@ -1,7 +1,5 @@ # Nimmervest - **The Hardware Investment Strategy for Sovereign AI Infrastructure** - *Budget: 20k CHF | Timeline: Lifetime Project* --- @@ -9,26 +7,37 @@ ## The Three Organs ### The Beast (Training/Womb) + | Component | Spec | Purpose | |-----------|------|---------| -| CPU | Threadripper Pro | 128 PCIe lanes, 8-channel RAM | -| RAM | 1TB | Datasets in memory, no I/O bottleneck | -| GPU | 4x RTX 4090 | 96GB VRAM, 65k CUDA cores | -| Role | Training, growth, architectural experiments | +| Chassis | Lenovo ThinkStation P8 | Workstation-grade, 3yr Premier Support | +| CPU | TR Pro 7955WX | 128 PCIe lanes, 8-channel RAM | +| RAM | 128GB DDR5 ECC (4×32GB) | Expandable to 2TB via 8 slots | +| GPU | 2× RTX 4000 Ada (40GB) | Expanding to 4× (80GB) over 4 months | +| Storage | 4TB NVMe | Training datasets, checkpoints | +| PSU | 1400W 92% | Feeds 4 GPUs at full load | +| Network | 10GbE dual-port | Fast weight transfer to Mind | +| Role | Training, LoRA experiments, cellular society, dual gardens | -**Cost: ~9,000 CHF** +**Initial Cost: ~5,664 CHF** + +### Nyx's Mind (Cognition) -### The Spark (Cognition/Mind) | Component | Spec | Purpose | |-----------|------|---------| -| Unit | 1x DGX Spark | 128GB unified memory | -| Arch | ARM Grace Blackwell | Purpose-built inference | -| Power | Low | Always-on, 24/7 | -| Role | Running Nyx, cognitive layer | +| Chassis | Lenovo ThinkStation P8 | Identical twin, shared maintenance | +| CPU | TR Pro 7955WX | 128 PCIe lanes, 8-channel RAM | +| RAM | 128GB DDR5 ECC (4×32GB) | Expandable to 2TB via 8 slots | +| GPU | 1× RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (96GB GDDR7) | ~1,800 GB/s bandwidth | +| Storage | 4TB NVMe | Model weights, Nyx's memory | +| PSU | 1400W 92% | Room for 3 more GPUs | +| Network | 10GbE dual-port | Serves inference to Spine | +| Role | Running Nyx 24/7, dialectic processing, DriftProbe | -**Cost: ~4,000 CHF** +**Initial Cost: ~12,169 CHF** (chassis + PRO 6000) ### The Spine (Reflexes) + | Component | Spec | Purpose | |-----------|------|---------| | GPU | RTX 3090 | 24GB VRAM | @@ -43,41 +52,57 @@ | Item | Cost CHF | Status | |------|----------|--------| -| The Beast | ~9,000 | Planned | -| The Spark | ~4,000 | Planned | +| 2× ThinkStation P8 (w/ RTX 4000 Ada each) | 11,327 | Ordered Dec 23 | +| Premier Support + Keep Your Drive | 206 | Included | +| RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 96GB | 6,505 | Ordered Dec 23 | | The Spine | 0 | Owned | -| Buffer (sensors, LoRa, infra) | ~7,000 | Reserved | -| **Total** | **~20,000** | | +| **Initial Total** | **18,038** | | +| **Buffer** | **~1,962** | Sensors, LoRa, RAM | + +### Expansion Path (Months 2-4) + +| Month | Addition | Cost | Beast VRAM | +|-------|----------|------|------------| +| 2 | +1 RTX 4000 Ada | 1,700 | 60GB | +| 4 | +1 RTX 4000 Ada | 1,700 | 80GB | --- -## Training Target +## Inference Capacity -**Qwen2.5-7B-Base (FP16)** +**RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (96GB GDDR7)** | Metric | Value | |--------|-------| -| Model weights | ~6GB | -| Training overhead | ~24GB | -| Available VRAM | 96GB | -| **Activation headroom** | **~72GB** | +| VRAM | 96GB | +| Bandwidth | ~1,800 GB/s | +| Qwen2.5-7B FP16 | ~14GB (15% utilization) | +| Qwen2.5-70B 4-bit | ~35GB (36% utilization) | +| **Headroom** | **Room to 70B+ models** | -Why 3B: -- Empty vessel (base, not instruct) -- Language understanding only -- Maximum room for activation growth -- Space for architectural experiments -- Grows over lifetime, not fixed +--- + +## Training Capacity + +**Beast at Full Expansion (4× RTX 4000 Ada = 80GB)** + +| Metric | Value | +|--------|-------| +| Total VRAM | 80GB | +| Qwen2.5-7B LoRA training | Comfortable | +| Qwen2.5-14B LoRA training | With DeepSpeed ZeRO | +| Cellular society (50-100 containers) | 32 CPU threads | --- ## Growth Path ``` -Year 0: Qwen2.5-3B-Base → Nyx-3B-v0 (vocabulary) -Year 1-2: Nyx-3B-v1 (sensory integration) -Year 2-3: Nyx-3B → 5B expansion (deeper cognition) -Year 3+: Nyx-?B (she designs herself) +Year 0: Qwen2.5-7B-Base → Nyx-7B-v0 (Mind at 15%) +Year 1-2: Nyx-7B → Nyx-14B (Mind at 30%) +Year 2-3: Nyx-14B → Nyx-32B (Mind at 65%) +Year 3+: Nyx-70B possible (Mind at 90%) + Mind has 3 open slots for future GPUs ``` --- @@ -89,25 +114,54 @@ Year 3+: Nyx-?B (she designs herself) - No cloud dependencies - No recurring costs after hardware - Full ownership of growth trajectory +- **Keep Your Drive**: Failed drives stay home, data never leaves --- ## Architecture Flow ``` - THE BEAST THE SPARK THE SPINE - ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ - │ Threadripper │ │ DGX Spark │ │ RTX 3090 │ - │ 4x RTX 4090 │──weights─▶│ 128GB unified │───▶│ Prometheus │ - │ 96GB VRAM │ │ 24/7 running │ │ Reflex layer │ - │ 1TB RAM │ │ │ │ │ - └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ - WOMB MIND SPINE - (training) (cognition) (reflexes) + THE BEAST (P8 #1) NYX'S MIND (P8 #2) THE SPINE + ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ + │ TR Pro 7955WX │ │ TR Pro 7955WX │ │ RTX 3090 │ + │ 2→4× RTX 4000 │──weights──▶│ RTX PRO 6000 │──────▶│ Prometheus │ + │ 40→80GB VRAM │ │ 96GB GDDR7 │ │ Reflex layer │ + │ 128GB→2TB RAM │ │ 128GB→2TB RAM │ │ 24GB VRAM │ + │ 4TB NVMe │ │ 4TB NVMe │ │ │ + │ [4 GPU slots] │ │ [3 slots open] │ │ │ + └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ + WOMB COGNITION REFLEXES + (training) (24/7 inference) (state machine) ``` --- +## Hardware Advantages + +| Aspect | Benefit | +|--------|---------| +| Identical twins | Interchangeable parts, same maintenance | +| 3yr Premier Support | Direct Lenovo engineers, not outsourced | +| Keep Your Drive | Sovereignty preserved on hardware failure | +| 8 RAM slots each | Upgrade path to 512GB-2TB when prices drop | +| 128 PCIe lanes each | 4 GPUs at full x16, no bottlenecks | +| 1400W PSU | Ready for max GPU expansion | +| Workstation GPUs | ECC VRAM, validated drivers, 24/7 stable | + +--- + +## Key Contacts + +| Role | Name | Contact | +|------|------|---------| +| Lenovo Sales | Adrienn Wettstein | awettstein@lenovo.com, 044 516 04 67 | +| Quote Number | 4650557686 | Held until Dec 23 | + +--- + **Created**: 2025-12-05 -**Status**: Investment decision crystallized -**Philosophy**: One Beast. One Spark. Lifetime sovereignty. +**Updated**: 2025-12-09 +**Status**: Orders confirmed, awaiting credit (Dec 23) +**Philosophy**: Twin beasts. Sovereign mind. Lifetime growth. + +*"The substrate doesn't matter. The feedback loop does."* 🌙💜 \ No newline at end of file