# Hardware cost parameters for extrapolation (task 10). # Street prices retrieved 2026-07-11 from the sources below (server DRAM is # in a documented 2025-2026 price surge - see market_context). The cost # model buys whole components: 64 GB RDIMM modules and 7.68 TB NVMe drives. # Operator-editable; re-run extrapolate.py after changes (code-config-yaml). as_of: "2026-07-11" ram_module_gb: 64 ram_module_usd: 1887.0 # A-Tech 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5-5600 ECC RDIMM nvme_drive_tb: 7.68 nvme_drive_usd: 3995.0 # Cloud Ninjas NEW 7.68TB NVMe U.2 1DWPD (Dell 14-16G) server_16_core_usd: 4618.0 # Supermicro AS-1015CS-TNR 1U (EPYC 9004/9005), Broadberry starting config server_32_core_usd: 6272.0 # Supermicro AS-1115CS-TNR 1U, Broadberry starting config extra_node_usd: 4618.0 # one additional entry 1U node (AS-1015CS-TNR chassis) sources: ram: https://atechmemory.com/collections/ddr5-memory-ram nvme: https://cloudninjas.com/products/new-7-68tb-nvme-u-2-1dwpd-sie-2-5-enterprise-solid-state-drive-for-14th-15th-16th-gen-dell servers: https://www.broadberry.com/amd-epyc-9004-supermicro-servers market_context: https://www.techpowerup.com/342331/server-dram-pricing-jumps-50-only-70-of-orders-getting-filled