NVidia bans use of GTX GPUs in data centers

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NVidia bans use of GTX GPUs in data centers

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Hi all

I just found this news item that NVidia are banning the use of GTX and Titan GPU products within data centers...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/03 ... rver_gpus/

At first I thought this might have a "knock-on" effect for BOINC, until I found the caveat:
Nvidia claimed it does not plan to ban non-commercial uses and research.

“We recognize that researchers often adapt GeForce and TITAN products for non-commercial uses or their other research uses that do not operate at data center scale. NVIDIA does not intend to prohibit such uses,” a spokesperson for the California chip architects said.
So, with luck, project uses of GTX/Titans within their own "research labs" will be let off...and "non-commercial use" (ie crunchers running BOINC) are OK too...

Phew !!

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Tim
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Re: NVidia bans use of GTX GPUs in data centers

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Well there goes my plans to challenge Google! :twisted:
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Re: NVidia bans use of GTX GPUs in data centers

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Woodles wrote:Well there goes my plans to challenge Google! :twisted:
Hi Mark

Yup - you'll be needing NVidia Teslas supposedly...and look at how expensive these are ;-)

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Tim
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