Nvidia chip refrigeration = 8 microwaves

Two houses almost in blackout

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[–] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Just one tray?

They pack them 18 a cabinet (10+k per datacentre):

(Lol, just looked it up - according to this the biggest planned AI datacentre is 7.5GW or 9,375,000 microwaves ... and ofc powered by pure fossil gas.)

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago (8 children)

    Driving a car that gets 6L/100km for an hour is almost 9Kw. How far do you drive a year?

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  • [–] 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    You're right, we should force everyone to walk so we can build more data centers.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Maybe start with understanding how much energy you waste a day.

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