Starline Computer: Availability of Netstor NA265A-G4 TurboBox for PCIe 4.0 GPU Rackmount 4U Expansion Enclosure

Starline Computer GmbH announced performance enhancement of Netstor NA265A-G4 expansion enclosure GPU TurboBox for PCIe 4.0 bus.

NA265A-G4 expansion enclosure open

Netstor Technology Co., Ltd. has released a GPU TurboBox for PCIe 4.0 bus. The NA265A-G4 expansion enclosure in 4U rackmount format offers data transfer rates of up to 256Gb/s between server and GPU enclosure via the included and OS-independent host adapter. By the way, the developers have created this host card in low-profile, so that it can also be installed in 2U servers.

NA265A-G4 expansion enclosure rear

GPU acceleration for rendering solutions
The enclosure itself accommodates up to 4 performance triple-width graphics cards, which provide their computing power for the docked server via 4 downstream PCIe 4.0 x16 slots. In this combination, the server inexpensively mutates into a super workstation for HPC, cloud computing and enterprise applications (data analysis, surveillance, storage). Via the integrated dual-mode power supply with 2,000W maximum power, the NA265A-G4 supplies the GPUs/graphics cards with energy via 12 additional 6+2-pin PCIe power cables.

Specifications: Netstor NA265A-G4
Form Factor	4U Rackmount
Host Interface	Up to 256Gb external PCIe 4.0 x16
No. of Slot	4xPCI Express 4.0 x16 signal and connector slot; Supports full length (320mm), full height (130mm), triple-width PCI Cards
Cooling	Front: 3×90 x 90 x 25 mm fans with 127 m³/h (75 CFM) each at full speed
Alarm	Buzzer beeping for fan failure or over temperature (over 55°C) occurs
Material	Solid heavy-duty cold-rolled steel housing
Power Supply	Model : NA265A-G4 Universal Single 2000W (High-Efficiency and Low Noise)
Dimension	448 (D) x 482 (W) x 177 (H) mm
Weight	17 kg (Including external cables)
O.S. support	OS Independent
Host Requirement	1xPCIe Gen4 / Gen5 x16 slot (non Bifurcation support); Note: Low profile available
Package Content	Enclosure PCIe Gen4 x16 host adapter card Low profile bracket 4x mini-SAS HD cable (1.5 meter) Power Cord

Netstor is adding the NA265A-G4 to its rackmount lineup, after the NA255A-G4 desktop version already proved itself as a solution for video editing, digital content creation (DCC) and post-production.

NA255A-G4 desktop version front and rear

Additional application areas:

8K DaVinci Resolve configuration
8K UHD video processing, color grading, and real-time HD color correction
Healthcare organizations
Medical imaging, MRI reconstruction, computed tomography reconstruction
General analytics
Acceleration of scientific tools (MATLAB, LabView, Mathematica)
AI applications
Big data with ML and DL

The Turbo Box NA265A-G4 from Netstor is available on the Starline website. The end-user price – without GPUs – is €5,090 for the set.