> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://documentation.tjhsst.edu/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://documentation.tjhsst.edu/machines/other/snowy.md). # Snowy The second-most powerful machine in the lab, after unicron. [Duke](/machines/other/duke.md) and [ASM](/machines/other/asm.md) are little babies compared to this bad boy. ## Technical specifications | Field | Value | | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | | **Server Type** | Desktop | | **CPU** | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core Processor | | **RAM** | 64 GB | | **GPU** | 2x NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | | **Networking** | Ethernet must be connected to the topmost Ethernet port | | **Hard Disks** | 1TB SSD | | **OS** | Ubuntu 24.04 (As of June 2026) | ## History Snowy was a purchase order as part of Arya Kumar's 2019 Senior Research project. He went through a bunch of different names as the case kept getting delayed in the mail, eventually arriving 3 months late. Snowy is currently sitting on a table near the machine-room-window on the Sun Servers side. It's the desktop with the nice case, flashy colors, and big sticky with the words "Snowy" on it. ## Trivia * Snowy was supposed to have 4x NVIDIA RTX 2080, but there wasn't enough room in the case; the fans on the bottom take up too much space. * After completing the build, someone posted a picture of it to . It quickly amassed 12.3k upvotes. * Snowy originally had three RTX 2080s. The middle one got too hot sometimes and thermal throttled. It ultimately caught fire in 2021. Now there are only two RTX 2080s. * Nearly everything in the case has RGB LEDs on it, except for the CPU. * The Cluster lead wanted the Ethernet port information to be put here.