{"slug": "threadripper-pro-for-local-ai-and-other-adventures", "title": "Threadripper Pro - for local AI and other adventures", "summary": "An enthusiast builder detailed a new workstation build centered on AMD's Threadripper Pro 9975WX processor, paired with an ASUS Pro WS WRX90-SAGE SE motherboard, 128GB of Kingston Fury DDR5 5600 ECC memory, and an ASRock 1650-watt power supply, to gain 124 PCIe 5.0 lanes for local AI workloads. The builder cited frustration with the limited PCIe lanes on Ryzen 9000 series builds as the motivation for the upgrade.", "body_md": "I finally did it - took the plunge into Threadripper right in the deep end. I have a few Ryzen 9000 series builds and I just got sick of having limited PCI lanes (in addition to wanting a serious AI setup) . Why did AMD and Intel restrict their PCI lanes? I have gone from 24 to 124 available PCI 5.0 lanes in one giant expensive step.\n\nHere is an opening snapshot. notice that there is no case except one that is wonderful but not big enough (HS 420).\n\nEverything is so dark I think I will use another white case.\n\nParts you may be able to id:\n\nmassive ASRock 1650 watt PSU\n\nSilverstone XE360-TR5\n\nASUS Pro WS WRX90-SAGE SE\n\n128GB (4x32) Kingston Fury DDR5 5600 cl28 ECC\n\nThreadripper Pro 9975WX\n\nASUS PRO R9700\n\nHAVN HS 420 (not for this build )\n\nCustom IKEA table with wheels\n\nour Hero describing the WRX90-SAGE when it was first released", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/threadripper-pro-for-local-ai-and-other-adventures", "canonical_source": "https://forum.level1techs.com/t/threadripper-pro-for-local-ai-and-other-adventures/254818#post_1", "published_at": "2026-09-02 21:09:52+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-02 21:24:41.108340+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["AMD", "Threadripper Pro 9975WX", "ASUS Pro WS WRX90-SAGE SE", "Kingston Fury DDR5 5600", "ASRock", "Silverstone XE360-TR5", "HAVN HS 420"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/threadripper-pro-for-local-ai-and-other-adventures", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/threadripper-pro-for-local-ai-and-other-adventures.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/threadripper-pro-for-local-ai-and-other-adventures.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/threadripper-pro-for-local-ai-and-other-adventures.jsonld"}}