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Re:Hetzner GEX44 with Nvidia GPU by vegardx on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @08:12AM (#39602880)
Wild guess: They use significantly more electricity than the average customer that does just about anything else with their hardware. The GPU can easily run at hundreds of watts, and when you add in the required cooling you're probably at 1.5-2x that in total power usage.
Re:Hetzner GEX44 with Nvidia GPU by SEJeff on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @08:19AM (#39602960)
This is not a proof of work (bitcoin or pre merge ethereum) node and it does not use more electricity. They singled out solana seemingly and I’m unsure why. We moved about 300 services off of dedicated higher end Hetzner nodes within a week.
Re:Hetzner GEX44 with Nvidia GPU by mnahkies on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @02:12PM (#39607916)
What implication does this have for AI workloads - the computation intensity would be similar? (Assuming a popular service saturating the machines)

I see some other comments mentioning ssd wear which I don't think would apply to AI stuff, but the utilisation/power consumption certainly would.