filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoLas Vegas' dystopia-sphere, powered by 150 Nvidia GPUs and drawing up to 28,000,000 watts, is both a testament to the hubris of humanity and an admittedly impressive technical feat | PC Gamerwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1646arrow-down132
arrow-up1614arrow-down1external-linkLas Vegas' dystopia-sphere, powered by 150 Nvidia GPUs and drawing up to 28,000,000 watts, is both a testament to the hubris of humanity and an admittedly impressive technical feat | PC Gamerwww.pcgamer.comfilister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square92fedilink
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down7·11 months agoAdd a solar array and battery bank, a you might even have electricity left over. It’s in the desert after all.
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoHave you ever seen a solar array that gives 28 MW?
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_tower
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoOr how about six wind turbines? It’s rather windy in Las Vegas.
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI mean, have you seen it with your own eyes?
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI’ve flown over a couple big ones. Not sure of the exactly area or output.
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoIs it bigger or smaller than a football field?
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoRough calculation says it needs about 28 ha, this could be about 30 football fields (depending on whatever they mean in your area when they say football :))
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThank you for doing the math.
Add a solar array and battery bank, a you might even have electricity left over. It’s in the desert after all.
Have you ever seen a solar array that gives 28 MW?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_tower
So?
Or how about six wind turbines? It’s rather windy in Las Vegas.
I mean, have you seen it with your own eyes?
I’ve flown over a couple big ones. Not sure of the exactly area or output.
Is it bigger or smaller than a football field?
Rough calculation says it needs about 28 ha, this could be about 30 football fields (depending on whatever they mean in your area when they say football :))
Thank you for doing the math.