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Asus launches PC with 748 GB RAM and Nvidia GB300 for $99,999 - Notebookcheck

$99,999. That's what Asus just charged for a deskside AI supercomputer packing 748GB RAM and Nvidia's GB300—signaling enterprise AI compute is moving off-cloud and onto desks.

Reporting by Reuters Technology 1 min brief
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Why it matters

High-end AI workstation pricing and spec announcements reveal the market for on-premise GPU-dense compute is maturing beyond data centers. Enterprise buyers are investing in edge supercomputing for model inference and fine-tuning at scale.

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6 to know

  1. Asus ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3 launched at $99,999

  2. 748 GB RAM configuration

  3. NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra superchip

  4. Deskside form factor (not rack-mount)

  5. Secondary Asus Ascent GX10 model available at $3,899.99 on Amazon

  6. Published June 15, 2026

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Publisher excerpt: Asus launches PC with 748 GB RAM and Nvidia GB300 for $99,999 Notebookcheck ASUS Launches ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3 Deskside AI Supercomputer ASUS Pressroom ASUS Ascent GX10 AI Supercomputer drops to $3899.99 at Amazon Technobezz ASUS unveils desktop PC with 748 GB RAM, NVIDIA's GB300 Grace…
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