HW:
CPU: Threadripper
RAM: Minimum 128 GB (double Hypocentre 1.0)
$1210 https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MEMGSK32043/GSKILL-Trident-Z-RGB-F4-3200C16Q-128GTZR-128GB-RAM
Graphics:
2x Research GPUs (2 x 250W TDP)
$0, onboard graphics for screens
Power Supply:
1.5 kW (500 W for GPUs alone)
Network:
10 Gb card and request 10 Gb connection to network.
Storage
1x NVMe for Boot (separate partition) / (small enough) VMs / requested high speed scratch (if a ramdisk would be too big)
1x SSD "raid" for scratch
1x HDD array for medium term storage