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Your assertions are at odds with modern computers - including Nvidia datacenter GPUs - still working fine after many, many years. If not for 1. improved power e
by trenchpilgrim 1y ago
Your assertions are at odds with modern computers - including Nvidia datacenter GPUs - still working fine after many, many years. If not for 1. improved power efficiency on new models and 2. Nvidia'a warranty coverage expiring, datacenters could continue running those GPUs for a long time.
- pclmulqdq 1y agoWhich GPUs have been running for decades that you're referring to? The A100s that are 4 years old? MTBFs for GPUs are about 5-10 years, and that's not about fans. AWS and the other clouds have a 5-8 year depreciation calendar for computers. That is not "decades." You can keep a server running for 10-15 years, but usually you do that only when the server is in a good environment and has had a light load.
- trenchpilgrim 1y ago> Which GPUs have been running for decades that you're referring to? The A100s that are 4 years old? MTBFs for GPUs are about 5-10 years, and that's not about fans. I said solid state components last decades. 10nm transistors have a thing for over 10 years now and other than manufacturer defect don't show any signs of wearing out from age. > MTBFs for GPUs are about 5-10 years, and that's not about fans. That sounds about the right time for a repaste. > AWS and the other clouds have a 5-8 year depreciation calendar for computers. Because the manufacturer warranties run out after that + it becomes cost efficient to upgrade to lower power technology. Not because the chips are physically broken.