- Corsair unveils new Pro line, targeting AI companies
- A variety of configurations will be offered, but things will get expensive quickly
- Entry-level varieties can be scaled up to Nvidia GB300 servers
Corsair is stepping up its professional hardware game, signaling its aim to capture a share of the lucrative AI server and workstation market by launching its new “Pro” line to gain share in a growing “localized AI” industry.
The company aims to secure its operations by offering a range of configurations tailored to user needs, as well as testing, thermal tuning and a combination of workstations and servers.
With its Nvidia GB300-based servers costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, Corsair also offers entry-level workstation options starting at a preconfigured base version for less than $5,000.
A wider network than most competitors
Things can get expensive quite easily; However, its high-end workstation offerings, the Flexpress V80T/R80T, offer users up to a 96-core AMD Threadripper CPU, up to 512GB of RAM, and Nvidia’s Blackwell-based RTX Pro 6000 series GPU.
Users can also get a desktop-style GB300 configuration thanks to the Flexpress V80B, which offers “775 GB of coherent shared memory — combining 279 GB of HBM3e GPU memory and 496 GB of LPDDR5X system memory via NVLink.”
Corsair’s strengths lie in being a respected and experienced hardware assembler that produces a wide range of cooling solutions, power supplies and PC cases for consumers, while also having an established business-to-business segment.
Having a well-designed configurator up front, along with options for desktop and rack-mount workstation configurations, demonstrates this and also provides users with pre-installed and validated software stacks to help them get started.
A competitive but very lucrative market
“We are introducing Corsair Pro to address a real shift in the marketplace,” said Matthew Hsu, senior vice president and general manager of Corsair Components and Systems.
“AI teams need infrastructure that matches the way they actually work, whether that starts with a local desktop or directly in the data center. With Corsair Pro, we offer both. »
Corsair isn’t the only player in a market that has become increasingly crowded and complex over time, thanks to both a plethora of options and the overwhelming need for computing power, which directly influences demand and supply, even for consumer PC hardware.
While most of its direct competitors are enterprise-focused, including Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Supermicro, for example, the latter’s recent legal troubles and relentless demand for AI servers mean Corsair is entering a market where demand won’t be an issue, provided it can meet its customers’ needs.
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