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4U barebone server chassis with ten 2.5-inch drive bays

GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE G494-SB0-AAP2 barebone server 8 GPU 32 DIMM 10 bay

SKU CH-R07S-8KVXT MPN G494-SB0-AAP2

4U barebones server supporting eight dual-slot Gen5 GPUs, dual Xeon 6700/6500 processors, 32 DDR5 DIMM slots and ten 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays

  • Supports up to eight dual-slot Gen5 GPUs for massive parallel compute
  • Dual Xeon 6700 or 6500 series processors deliver high core counts
  • 32 DDR5 RDIMM or MRDIMM slots provide huge memory capacity
  • Ten 2.5-inch hot-swap bays accept NVMe SATA SAS drives
  • Dual 10GbE LAN ports via Intel X710-AT2 ensure fast networking

Server barebones for HPC and AI

The GIGABYTE G494-SB0-AAP2 is a 4U dual-processor barebones server designed for high-performance computing and artificial-intelligence workloads. It accommodates two Intel Xeon 6700 or 6500 series CPUs and up to eight dual-slot PCIe Gen5 GPUs. Thirty-two DDR5 RDIMM or MRDIMM slots provide the memory capacity needed for large-model training and inference.

Installation notes and common issues

The chassis is delivered without processors, memory, drives or GPUs, so integrators must source every component separately. GPU power cables and NVLink bridges are not included and must match the specific cards being fitted. Drive trays accept 2.5-inch NVMe, SATA or SAS-4 devices; mixing interface types in the same backplane can cause detection errors if the BIOS is not configured for each protocol.

Sustained-load behaviour

Eight Gen5 GPUs and dual Xeon CPUs generate continuous high heat output that demands adequate rack airflow and cold-aisle containment. The dual ROM architecture allows firmware recovery without downtime during long training runs. Ten hot-swap drive bays — eight Gen5 NVMe/SATA/SAS-4 plus four SATA/SAS-4 — keep storage bandwidth available while the system runs at full load for days.

How it compares

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Price $6,825.99
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Specifications

Size & build
Shipping weight77.11 kg
Package size1289 × 781 × 432 mm

Questions about this item

How do I verify the server is running correctly after installing the Xeon 6700 processors and DDR5 memory?

Power on the system and confirm POST completes with all 32 DIMMs detected and both CPUs shown in the BIOS summary.

What comes in the barebones chassis and which drives or GPUs must I supply?

The unit includes the 4U chassis, motherboard with dual 10Gb/s LAN, and 10 hot-swap bays; you must add GPUs, DDR5 RDIMM or MRDIMM modules, and 2.5" NVMe, SATA or SAS-4 drives.

Which GPU configuration should I choose for the 8 PCIe Gen5 slots?

The board supports up to 8 dual-slot Gen5 GPUs and conditionally supports 8 NVIDIA H200 NVL PCIe GPUs with 4-way NVLink bridges.

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