Author: mvpblog
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Epyc vs Threadripper – Which one should you choose? | TheMVP
Choosing between Threadripper and EPYC when building a high-performance workstation or server is not as simple as picking the “faster” processor. Today, we are diving into when you should opt for Threadripper, where its limits lie and when EPYC starts making sense without overspeccing. Threadripper Territory Threadripper is built for active, single-node workloads sitting directly…
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How we Choose the Right Motherboard Based entirely on Your Workflow
When configuring a workstation, it’s easy to get caught up in spec sheets or overspend on unnecessary features. But the motherboard is the foundation of your system’s stability, capability, and future expansion. Since it’s going to serve you over the long term, choosing the right foundation is essential. And the simple rule of thumb is…
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Siggraph 2026 – Everything you need to Know
Every year, the world’s leading researchers, engineers, and artists gather at SIGGRAPH to reveal what computer graphics will be capable of in the years to come. Most people have probably never heard of it, but if you’ve ever looked at a modern video game or film visual effect and wondered, “How does this look so…
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How the Wrong Motherboard Leaves Lakhs of Hardware Sitting Idle: PCIe Lane Budgets Explained
If you’re currently shopping for a workstation with multiple GPUs, you’re likely trying to linearly scale your workflow by loading bigger models or cutting render times. However, we frequently see custom multi-GPU builds fall far short of expectations. We see that three GPUs are pegged at 100%, while the fourth sits idle, waiting. The culprit…
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Engineering a High-Throughput Storage Server for KVN Productions
KVN Productions is the powerhouse studio behind Toxic, one of the most highly anticipated and a lot of other high-budget productions in Indian cinema. With a massive scale comes an equally massive technical footprint. As post-production ramped up, the studio’s internal VFX and animation teams hit a critical infrastructure bottleneck: their storage solution could not…
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AI Training vs. Inference: How to Choose the Right AI Workstation
We have gotten used to people calling us and saying “I need an AI workstation.” It sounds like a simple request, but it’s actually impossible to Generalizing it as an “AI PC” is a trap because artificial intelligence workloads split into two completely different jobs that stress computer hardware in different ways. If you get…
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What Can 384GB of VRAM actually do?
There is no other machine like this in India, Period. It has four RTX 6000 Pro Blackwells and a Threadripper enclosed in a full custom liquid loop – all inside a single chassis. And if you tried to build something similar yourself, you’re looking at somewhere between 60 to 70 lakhs. This is a follow-up…
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The Truth About Workstation Warranties in India
Imagine it’s 9:00 AM on a Tuesday morning and you sit down and fire up the workstation, and… nothing. The machine is down. But you aren’t worried as you paid for the “Next Business Day On-Site” support tier so you raise a ticket then fast forward a couple days and you’re wondering how many more…
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Building an Inference Powerhouse Workstation – ft. Four Liquid Cooled Blackwell Pro 6000 96GB
Somewhere on the PCB of an RTX 6000 Pro Blackwell is a small HDMI connector. If it snaps while you’re fitting a waterblock, the replacement part does not exist. That’s a ₹10 lakh mistake with no undo button. We had to not-snap it four times. Every once in a while a requirement comes in that…