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Interesting how ever increasing power and cooling requirements somehow equate to sustainable, efficient computing. nvidia hardware really is magical
by oblak 4y ago
Interesting how ever increasing power and cooling requirements somehow equate to sustainable, efficient computing. nvidia hardware really is magical
- natly 4y agoThey're not really wrong. Imagine the vast vast amount of energy that'd be required to power the worlds compute using 90s hardware.
- CoastalCoder 4y agoYeah, I didn't follow their logic either. I can only think of two legit factors: 1) Somehow the energy needed to run a chilled water system is lower than a chilled air system. 2) Chilled water might practically allow the boards to run cooler, so their electrical resistance would be lower, making them more power efficient.
- AYBABTME 4y agoIf you can centralized the cooling in a few higher efficiency locations, and minimize heat transportation related power usage, you'll save on power.
- hulitu 4y agoI would say that "ever increasing power and cooling requirements somehow equate" to bad hardware development. Why optimise when you can cool it and the client pays the electricity bill.
- oblak 4y ago
- Dasateam 4y agoBecause the increase in power consumption is lower than the increase in performance. A given workload takes less energy to complete.
- oblak 4y agoReminds me of that Futurama classic quote - Ever since 2063, we simply drop a giant ice cube into the ocean every now and then. Of course, since the greenhouse gases are still building up it takes more and more ice each time. Thus, solving the problem once and for all. - But... - Once and for all!