Should I buy ASUS GX10 instead Nvidia DGX Spark?

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1TB might not be enough.

For anyone wondering and still considering storage needs. After a couple of weeks of general use and experimentation here is a breakdown of my storage use on my 4TB Spark:

● Storage Overview

Total Disk: 3.7TBUsed: 1.2TB (34%)Available: 2.4TB

Top Space Users

Your home directory (/home/west): 528GB total

Largest directories:

1. .cache (325GB) - Cached files

- huggingface models: 320GB

- uv cache: 6.1GB

- pip cache: 4.1GB

2. dgx-spark-playbooks (114GB) - Playbooks/configs

3. models (49GB) - Model files

4. projects (23GB) - Your project files

5. jupyterlab (7.1GB) - JupyterLab environment

6. comfyui-env (6.4GB) - ComfyUI environment

7. Docker storage (607GB) - Not in home directory, but significant:

- Images: 145GB (107GB reclaimable)

- Volumes: 457GB

- Containers: 1.9GB (all stopped, reclaimable)

- Build cache: 4GB (reclaimable)
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I bought ASUS Ascent GX10.

I replaced the original 1TB SSD by CORSAIR MP700 MICRO 4TB because it was the only M.2 2242 PCIe 5.0 x4 4TB SSD that I can get in the market. https://x.com/kazmuzik/status/1989244162978578900

After that, I set it up from NVIDIA DGX Spark System Recovery image (not ASUS’ one). https://x.com/kazmuzik/status/1989837063152410997

Corsair MP700 Micro fio-cdm score is: https://x.com/kazmuzik/status/1989842855553372670

SEQ1M Q8 T1 : Read 9369.47 MB/s ; Write 8061.12 MB/s

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3rd party vendor DGX spark seems to be exactly same in board design and the only difference seems to be the casing. I got my MSI Edgexpert since here in S.Korea it is $1500+ cheaper than DGX Spark. So far no compatibility issue whatsoever.

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In terms of hardware configuration, the ASUS GX10 currently features a 1TB storage capacity (with plans to expand to 4TB in the future). Apart from storage specifications, all other hardware parameters remain highly consistent with those of the NVIDIA DGX Spark. Notably, the ASUS GX10 has achieved significant optimization in its thermal system—by upgrading the cooling architecture and material applications, it effectively enhances thermal management efficiency during high-load operation, ensuring sustained and stable performance output.

Regarding after-sales service, ASUS provides a standard three-year warranty for the GX10, while the NVIDIA DGX Spark currently offers only a one-year warranty period. This difference not only reflects ASUS’s confidence in the product’s reliability but also strengthens its service competitiveness in the professional computing equipment market.

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I think 2gb is the bare minimum. I’ve had mine since October 15 and use it a LOT, and am at like 1.3gb so that’s where I’m judging from. If I get a second one, I think I’ll get one with a smaller hard drive, but 1gb total is not enough.

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Are you using the HDMI port on the machine? This might be a display problem. There are two possible way to try:

  1. Get a better HDMI cable or change monitor

  2. Get a USB-C to HDMI converter cable.

I am using the second approach

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Did you run into any issues. I just get a black screen once I try and restore to my GX10 with the recovery program

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I have never encounter this problem with USB-C to HDMI converter cable.

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1tb isn’t enough and you’ll regret it. 2tb versions would work, but you’d lose a lot of abilities with just 1tb; not enough to store all the LLMs you don’t want to keep re-downloading, the system files aren’t zero, either.

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There really aren’t a lot of enormous safetensor packages that will devour 1tb, if you’re only using 1 spark. Maybe a hot take here, but the 1tb has been excellent. Stale models go onto an external drive with the great little array of usb ports. I mean they’re right there. Doesn’t take a lot tokens you’re using anyway to set up a cron agent to check stale status and offload them.