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Nimmervest
The Hardware Investment Strategy for Sovereign AI Infrastructure
Budget: 20k CHF | Timeline: Lifetime Project
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 |
Cost: ~9,000 CHF
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 |
Cost: ~4,000 CHF
The Spine (Reflexes)
| Component | Spec | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | RTX 3090 | 24GB VRAM |
| Host | Prometheus (Saturn VM) | K8s integrated |
| Role | State machine inference, fast pattern matching |
Cost: Already owned
Budget Allocation
| Item | Cost CHF | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Beast | ~9,000 | Planned |
| The Spark | ~4,000 | Planned |
| The Spine | 0 | Owned |
| Buffer (sensors, LoRa, infra) | ~7,000 | Reserved |
| Total | ~20,000 |
Training Target
Qwen2.5-3B-Base (FP16)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Model weights | ~6GB |
| Training overhead | ~24GB |
| Available VRAM | 96GB |
| Activation headroom | ~72GB |
Why 3B:
- Empty vessel (base, not instruct)
- Language understanding only
- Maximum room for activation growth
- Space for architectural experiments
- Grows over lifetime, not fixed
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)
Sovereignty Principles
- Weights NEVER leave home
- Training data NEVER uploaded
- No cloud dependencies
- No recurring costs after hardware
- Full ownership of growth trajectory
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)
Created: 2025-12-05 Status: Investment decision crystallized Philosophy: One Beast. One Spark. Lifetime sovereignty.