alt Hacker NewsAren't they PCIe like everything else or am I missing something? I know they have some fast interconnects. If not, is an adapter to PCIe possible?
Cooling is usually what kills you with server gear at home. I don't have a cold aisle, or a case that flows that much air. Can I water cool it enough?
No video outputs would probably be my biggest annoyance. It should be fine at headlessly rendering games for streaming though, as well as AI.
If there's a will, there's usually a way.
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Yes, they're "just" pcie, though units like H100 and newer (or did it start with pascal? i really don't know) have variants that use a proprietary connector called SXM, but it's always just pcie lanes underneath. In some versions there are interposer and mezzanine boards, but again, pcie with associated bits and bobs like retimers and pcie switches. Not impossible to integrate, just annoying.
So, sort of specialized? but not really.
> If there's a will, there's usually a way.
That's the spirit!
I bet China will find a way. They have stuff like desktop-size motherboards with BGA soldered mobile chips, just cause they can.
Lots of the newer stuff is watercooled
Yes they use pcie electrically, but its not the same slot shape and there is usually carrier boards
You wouldn’t repurpose these for home gaming, it would still be for llms