BIG AI Cluster Little Power the 8x NVIDIA GB10 Cluster
In April 2026 the team assembled an eight‑node NVIDIA GB10 (Grace Blackwell) cluster, surpassing NVIDIA’s official support of two‑node DAC and later four‑node topologies. The build leverages a 400 GbE MikroTik CRS804 DDQ switch for RDMA‑enabled ConnectX‑7 networking, a Cisco Catalyst C1300‑12XT‑2X for 10 GbE management, and a QNAP TS‑h1290FX NAS for shared storage. This configuration successfully runs massive models such as Kimi K2.5 and K2.6 locally, while keeping power draw and cost modest. The project demonstrates that high‑performance AI clusters can be deployed with commodity networking gear and strategic storage choices.
Meta Buys Tens of Millions of AWS Graviton Arm Cores in a CPU Land Grab
Meta announced a massive purchase of tens of millions of AWS Graviton Arm cores, bundled with the surrounding power, networking and data‑center infrastructure. The deal marks Meta’s continued commitment to Arm‑based AI compute after earlier pledges to be a launch...
Intel Launches Core Series 3 “Wildcat Lake” Mobile Processors for Low-Cost Laptops
Intel unveiled the Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" mobile processors, a budget‑oriented offshoot of its flagship Panther Lake silicon. Built on the 18A node, the chips retain the latest CPU, GPU and NPU architectures but with a smaller die, single memory channel...
MikroTik CRS418-8P-8G-2S+5axQ2axQ-RM Review The All-in-One PoE Switch Router with WiFi 6
MikroTik’s CRS418‑8P‑8G‑2S+5axQ2axQ‑RM combines a 16‑port Gigabit switch, PoE+ on eight ports, and two native 10 GbE SFP+ uplinks with an integrated Qualcomm ARM CPU and dual‑band Wi‑Fi 6 (4×4 MIMO). The device retains the Marvell Prestera ASIC of the standard CRS418 while adding...
Two Neat Features in the Gigabyte W775-V10-L1 We Saw
The Gigabyte W775‑V10‑L1 workstation, seen in Taipei, combines AI‑server hardware such as an NVIDIA GB300 accelerator, ConnectX‑8 100 GbE NIC and a Blackwell Ultra GPU within a 1.6 kW power envelope. A standout addition is a slim metal leak‑detection tray installed beneath...
Sodola SL510S-4T2XS Review A Cheap Half-Width 6-Port 10G Web Managed Switch
Sodola introduced the SL510S-4T2XS, a six‑port 10 GbE web‑managed switch priced at $169, positioning it as a budget‑friendly upgrade over typical 2.5 GbE solutions. The unit offers four 10GBASE‑T copper ports and two SFP+ fiber ports, all within a half‑width chassis that...
MiTAC Shows Servers with Next-Gen CPUs and Solidigm SSDs at NVIDIA GTC 2026
MiTAC unveiled a next‑generation G‑Series server at NVIDIA GTC 2026, pairing dual AMD EPYC “Venice” CPUs with NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 and 4500 Blackwell GPUs. The chassis places GPUs and Solidigm D7‑PS1010 PCIe Gen5 SSDs at the front, while NVIDIA ConnectX‑8 delivers eight 400 GbE...
STH Q1 2026 Letter From the Editor AI Got Scary Good
Serve The Home’s Q1 2026 editor’s letter highlights a breakthrough in agentic AI, where autonomous agents assembled an 8‑node NVIDIA GB10 cluster without human resets. The OpenClaw framework demonstrated multi‑step code generation, from reading research papers to implementing KV‑cache extensions in...
Beelink ME Pro Review A Small and Focused NAS That We Set Up with OpenClaw
The Beelink ME Pro is a miniature NAS that fits two 3.5‑inch drives in a 6.5‑inch‑tall chassis while offering three M.2 SSD slots, 12 GB LPDDR5 RAM, and an Intel N95 processor running Windows 11 Home. It ships with dual Ethernet ports—5 GbE...
NVIDIA DGX Station Systems Available At Last GB300 and GB200 Workstations For Your Desktop
NVIDIA has begun shipping its DGX Station workstation, built around the Grace Blackwell GB300 platform with a 72‑core Grace CPU and B300 Blackwell Ultra GPU. The system ships with 252 GB of HBM3e memory—about 12% less than the original 288 GB spec—and a 1.6 kW...
Broadcom Launches Taurus BCM83640 A 3nm 400G Per Lane Optical DSP
Broadcom unveiled the Taurus BCM83640, a 3nm optical PAM4 DSP delivering 400 Gbps per lane and enabling 1.6 Tbps transceivers. The chip acts as an 8‑to‑4 gearbox PHY, offering best‑in‑class bit‑error‑rate and power efficiency. It paves the way for future 3.2 Tbps modules...
10Gtek Intel I350 Quad Port 1GbE NIC Review
The 10Gtek Intel i350 Quad‑Port 1 GbE NIC adds four Gigabit Ethernet interfaces via a PCIe Gen 2.1 ×4 slot, targeting low‑profile servers that need extra connectivity without high throughput. Priced around $55‑60, the card uses the long‑standing i350‑am4 chipset, drawing roughly 4 W and...