News Supermicro to help Musk scale xAI supercomputer to a million GPUs — Supermicro will set up local operations in Memphis to facilitate operations

[Admin]

Supermicro plans build local operations in Memphis, Tennessee to support Musk's expansion of the xAI Colossus supercomputer.

Supermicro to help Musk scale xAI supercomputer to a million GPUs — Supermicro will set up local operations in Memphis to facilitate operations : Read more

 

[thisisaname]

If something has 1 millions GPUs what is the chance that some will break down and need replacing each day?

 

[bolweval]

If something has 1 millions GPUs what is the chance that some will break down and need replacing each day?

I would imagine it would be akin to painting the Golden Gate Bridge, as soon as you finish you would have to start from the beginning again. In other words, it will be an everyday task.

 

[JRStern]

Nobody needs a million GPUs.
Nobody could find the work for a million GPUs.
Sam Altman & company were all about "scale" but that was five years ago.

So what's the pattern now? Announce something silly, suppliers "invest" in founders shares (by supplying free/discounted product), get ludicrous valuation, IPO, watch it crash.

 

[thisisaname]

Nobody needs a million GPUs.
Nobody could find the work for a million GPUs.
Sam Altman & company were all about "scale" but that was five years ago.

So what's the pattern now? Announce something silly, suppliers "invest" in founders shares (by supplying free/discounted product), get ludicrous valuation, IPO, watch it crash.

More of a want than a need?

 

[DS426]

No way 1.5 GW can or should be supplied without nuclear power unless the DC was next to a huge hydroelectric dam. The largest nuclear plant in the U.S. only just recently scaled up to about 5 GW.

 

[JRStern]

More of a want than a need?

It's a great con, if you're in on it.
Take your 10% and leave town.
Not even a want.
It was never a coherent story, more of a concept, like having geese fly your chariot to the Moon.

 

[StevenW1969]

Nobody needs a million GPUs.
Nobody could find the work for a million GPUs.
Sam Altman & company were all about "scale" but that was five years ago.

So what's the pattern now? Announce something silly, suppliers "invest" in founders shares (by supplying free/discounted product), get ludicrous valuation, IPO, watch it crash.

How do you know how many GPU's he needs? Maybe he has a plan for something much larger than we are aware of or that he has released to the public. One thing I know about Elon Musk, is that you should never underestimate his ability to grow exponentially. This is a guy that throws Billions at projects and has had a very good success rate on his projects coming to fruition.

 

[JRStern]

How do you know how many GPU's he needs? Maybe he has a plan for something much larger than we are aware of or that he has released to the public. One thing I know about Elon Musk, is that you should never underestimate his ability to grow exponentially. This is a guy that throws Billions at projects and has had a very good success rate on his projects coming to fruition.

I'd be just as impressed with someone stockpiling a million donuts.
There's only so many things one can do with them.
Maybe Elon wants a hot bath, and a few hundred thousand water-cooled GPUs would get him there.