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Re: Asus Ascent GX10

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Post by cma »

npalli wrote: post #8

Seems this is basically DGX Spark with 1TB of disk so about $1000 bucks cheaper. DGX Spark has not been received well (at least online, Carmack saying it runs at half the spec, low memory bandwidth etc.) so perhaps this is way to reduce buyers regret, you are out only $3000 and not $4000 (with DGX Spark).

Some of the stuff in the Carmack thread made it sound like it could be due to thermals, so maybe could reach or come a lot closer to, but not sustain, and if this has better cooling maybe it does better? I might be off on that.

Re: Asus Ascent GX10

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Post by 7734128 »

If you touch the image when scrolling on mobile then it opens when you lift your finger. Then when you press the cross in the corner to close the image, the search button behind it is activated.

How can a serious company not notice these glaring issues in their websites?

Re: Asus Ascent GX10

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Post by exasperaited »

BoredPositron wrote: post #5
maxbaines wrote: post #3

Looks like a pretty useful offering, 128Gb Memory Unified, with the ability to be chained. IN the Uk release price looks to be £2999.99 Nice to see AI Inference becoming available to us all, rather than using a GPU ..3090etc. https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-ascent-gx10-desktop-ai-...

I would hold my horses and see if the specs are actually true and not overblown like for the spark otherwise there are better options.

And if waiting six months is possible, do that.

Asus make some really useful things, but the v1 Tinker Board was really a bit problem-ridden, for example. This is similarly way out on the edge of their expertise; I'm not sure I'd buy an out-there Asus v1 product this expensive.

Re: Asus Ascent GX10

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Post by cbsmith »

This bit of the FAQ was such a non-answer to their own FAQ, you really have to wonder:

>> What is the memory bandwidth supported by Ascent GX10?

> AI applications often require a bigger memory. With the NVIDIA Blackwell GPU that supports 128GB of unified memory, ASUS Ascent GX10 is an AI supercomputer that enables faster training, better real-time inference, and support larger models like LLMs.

Re: Asus Ascent GX10

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Post by eightysixfour »

BoredPositron wrote: post #5
maxbaines wrote: post #3

Looks like a pretty useful offering, 128Gb Memory Unified, with the ability to be chained. IN the Uk release price looks to be £2999.99 Nice to see AI Inference becoming available to us all, rather than using a GPU ..3090etc. https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-ascent-gx10-desktop-ai-...

I would hold my horses and see if the specs are actually true and not overblown like for the spark otherwise there are better options.

This is a Spark, so it is not going to be any different.

Re: Asus Ascent GX10

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Post by abtinf »

From the FAQ… doesn’t seem promising when they ask and then evade a crucial question.

> What is the memory bandwidth supported by Ascent GX10? AI applications often require a bigger memory. With the NVIDIA Blackwell GPU that supports 128GB of unified memory, ASUS Ascent GX10 is an AI supercomputer that enables faster training, better real-time inference, and support larger models like LLMs.

Re: Asus Ascent GX10

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Post by embedding-shape »

I wonder why they even added this to the FAQ if they're gonna weasel their way around it and not answer properly?

> What is the memory bandwidth supported by Ascent GX10?

> AI applications often require a bigger memory. With the NVIDIA Blackwell GPU that supports 128GB of unified memory, ASUS Ascent GX10 is an AI supercomputer that enables faster training, better real-time inference, and support larger models like LLMs.

Never seen anything like that before. I wonder if this product page is actually done and was ready to be public?

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