AI & machine learning
Run, fine-tune and train models on hardware you own, sized to the memory they need.
From $6,980
- Starting buildDefine ProRTX PRO 4000 · Ryzen 9$6,980
- Two cardsVelox Pro2× RTX PRO 6000 · Threadripper$52,182
Custom Workstations
Workstations and GPU servers for SOLIDWORKS, Revit, Blender, Unreal and the AI models you run, with an engineer on your quote and a 72-hour burn-in before it ships.
- 24+ yearscustom systems
- NVIDIAPreferred Partner
- 72-hour burn-inbefore it ships
- Lifetime supportUS-based team
Start from what you run.
Pick the work you do most. Each door shows real builds at their configurator prices and leads to every system for that work.
CAD & engineering
For SOLIDWORKS, Revit and Ansys, from large assemblies to simulation that runs overnight.
From $4,286
- Starting buildDefine ProRTX 5070 Ti · Core Ultra 9$4,286
- A step upDefine ProRTX PRO 4000 · Core Ultra 9$6,307
3D & rendering
For Blender, Unreal, Maya and Adobe, so you keep working while a scene renders.
From $5,323
- Starting buildDefine ProRTX 5070 Ti · Core Ultra 9$5,323
- A step upDefine ProRTX PRO 4000 · Core Ultra 9$8,816
GPU serversTwo to four GPUs from $75,779; rackmount workstations from $4,353.See GPU serversCustom PCsAventum X, Velox and Corsa, for gaming and creative work at home.See custom PCsA saved buildOpen a configuration you or our team saved, and change anything.Load a saved buildNot sure where to start?Describe the work and an engineer replies with a spec and a price.Ask an engineer
Trusted by research labs, engineering teams and studios
Or start from the system.
Four lines of workstations and servers, from a one-card tower to a GPU server. Every price is a real workstation computer you can open in the configurator and change before you order.
| System | Built for | Graphics | Processors | From | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Define Pro | CAD, 3D and AI development on one card | 1 card | AMD Ryzen 9, Intel Core Ultra 9 | $4,286 | |
 Velox Pro | AI, simulation and larger 3D scenes | 1 to 2 cards | AMD Ryzen 9, AMD Threadripper, AMD Threadripper PRO, Intel Xeon | $14,123 | |
 Aventum Pro | Training and the largest models | 4 cards | AMD Threadripper PRO, Intel Xeon | $71,529 | |
 Server Pro | Shared compute and inference, in a rack | 2 to 4 cards | AMD EPYC | $75,779 |
How to choose your next workstation.
Where the money changes what you can do, and where a smaller machine still serves you well.
Start from the software, not the parts.
Most of what a workstation costs follows from one question: what limits your work. CAD and BIM modeling runs mostly on one core, so a fast desktop processor matters more than a high core count. A GPU renderer or a local AI model is limited by graphics memory: if the scene or the model does not fit on the card, the work slows down or stops. Simulation wants memory channels, ECC and system memory. Tell us the software and the size of the work, and the machine follows from it. We install the OS, drivers and the applications we agree on, including your licensed software when you provide it, and your quote lists every version.
A workstation PC, or a fast custom PC?
A custom PC with the same graphics card models and renders well, and for one designer working alone it is often the sensible buy. A desktop workstation earns its price when you need a professional card with more memory, more than one card, a processor with more cores and memory channels, or a machine planned to run at full load for hours. If you are not sure which side of that line you are on, ask us; if a smaller machine serves your work better, that is what we recommend. None of these is a prebuilt box: each one is configured and built for the order.
Where to save.
Spend on the part your work is limited by, and keep the rest sensible. If your models already fit in a card's memory with room to spare, a bigger card will not make them faster to work with. Storage can be added later; a platform change cannot. Autodesk calls unlisted graphics cards untested, not unsupported, so a GeForce card is a fair choice for many design seats.
What justifies more.
More graphics memory, when the model, scene or solver no longer fits: Ansys publishes 1.0 to 5.6 GB of GPU memory per million cells, as a lower limit, for its Fluent GPU solver, by mesh and solver (Fluent GPU Solver Hardware Buying Guide, updated April 2026). A second card, when you run two jobs at once or a renderer that uses both. In Blender's own benchmark the RTX 5090 posts a median of 14,966 across 1,555 results and the RTX PRO 6000 16,737 across 205 (Blender Open Data, Blender 4.5 LTS, read 24 October 2026), so the professional card earns its price when a scene needs its 96 GB, not for speed alone. Threadripper PRO, when you need four cards or more system memory than a desktop platform holds. Each step on this page shows its real price, so you can see what it adds before you ask.
When a server is the right call.
When several people share the machine, when it runs jobs around the clock in a rack, or when the work needs more cards than a tower holds. We ask how it will be shared and where it will live before we price it. A systems engineer replies with pricing in one business day, servers included.
Certification, checked per application.
SOLIDWORKS publishes a certified-hardware list, and NVIDIA RTX PRO Blackwell cards appear on it. Certification is per configuration: the system, the operating system, the card, the release and a minimum driver version. Where your software publishes a list, we tell you which parts of your build are on it and which are untested.
Buying for a lab, a team or a company.
Purchase orders are welcome, orders are tax-exempt for eligible organizations, and we work with university and government procurement. Every system runs a 72-hour full-load burn-in before it ships, and lifetime US-based support comes with it.
Why teams choose us over the alternatives.
An OEM fits when procurement mandates a fleet vendor. Building it yourself fits when you have the hours to integrate and support it. Here is the honest comparison for the rest.
| Capability | Digital StormThat’s us | Build it yourself | OEM (Dell/HP/Lenovo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost structure | Purchase price | Parts + your time | Purchase price |
| Configured around your software | ✓ | Your research | Catalog options |
| Multi-GPU and rackmount builds | ✓ | You integrate | Catalog options |
| 72-hour full-load burn-in before shipping | ✓ | – | Factory QA |
| An engineer on your quote, lifetime support | ✓ | – | Support contracts |
| Formal quotes and purchase orders | ✓ | – | ✓ |
Your systems engineer
Know where your hardware budget will make a difference.
Talk through your software, the size of your work and your next projects with an engineer. We explain the configuration we recommend and where additional spending would help.
Get a system built for your workload.
Tell us what you run. A systems engineer replies with pricing in one business day, servers included. No obligation.
Buying with a purchase order.
- Send the PO against our quote, with your tax-exemption certificate if your organization has one. Net 30 terms, subject to approval.
- Quotes are valid for 30 days. Each one is itemized and lists the warranty terms.
- We send a W-9, complete supplier portal forms and are registered on SAM.gov.
- Ordering through a prime contractor or reseller? We quote to them.
- Give us an earlier order or quote number and we price the same configuration, naming the parts that have changed.
- A 5% academic discount for universities and academic research organizations, or 5% off three or more identical systems. The two do not combine.