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updated investment plan, quote confirmed with lenovo sales. Ihr Lenovo Angebot steht zur Überprüfung bereit. Angebotsnummer: 4650557686 Datum der Angebotserstellung: 09/12/25 Ablaufdatum des Angebots: 11/12/25 Lenovo ID: DAVID.MARTIN@EACHPATH.COM Name des Vertriebsmitarbeiters: Adrienn Wettstein Telefonnummer des Vertriebsmitarbeiters: (044) 516 04 67 E-Mail-Adresse des Vertriebsmitarbeiters: awettstein@lenovo.com ThinkStation P8 30HHCTO1WWCH2 CHF 6'799.00 CHF 5'663.56 16%RABATT 2 CHF 11'327.13
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 # Nimmervest
-
 **The Hardware Investment Strategy for Sovereign AI Infrastructure**
-
 *Budget: 20k CHF | Timeline: Lifetime Project*

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 ## 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 |
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 | 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 |

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-## 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 |

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 ## 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
 ```

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 - No cloud dependencies
 - No recurring costs after hardware
 - Full ownership of growth trajectory
+- **Keep Your Drive**: Failed drives stay home, data never leaves

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 ## 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)
 ```

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+## 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."* 🌙💜