All posts by Patrick Kennedy

Checking out the Supermicro NVIDIA B300 Solutions and What it Takes to Build an AI Factory

Post Syndicated from Patrick Kennedy original https://www.servethehome.com/checking-out-the-supermicro-nvidia-b300-solutions-and-what-it-takes-to-build-an-ai-factory/

We take you on a tour looking a the Supermicro NVIDIA B300 generation versus the NVIDIA B200 generation and the other components of an AI factory

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Buying Servers in 2026 is Tough but Here Are Our Buyer’s Tips

Post Syndicated from Patrick Kennedy original https://www.servethehome.com/buying-servers-in-2026-buyers-guide-tips-amd-dell-hpe-asrock-rack-asus-supermicro/

We go into our 2026 Server Buyer’s Guide with tips on navigating a tough year in server pricing trends and provide ideas on coming out ahead

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MikroTik CRS418-8P-8G-2S+RM Review An All-in-One PoE Switch and Router

Post Syndicated from Patrick Kennedy original https://www.servethehome.com/mikrotik-crs418-8p-8g-2s-rm-review-an-all-in-one-poe-switch-router-marvell-qualcomm/

In our MikroTik CRS418-8P-8G-2S+RM review, we test a PoE+ switch doubling as an all-in-one, but we found something neat with its performance

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This Silicom P3IMB-M-P2 is a Neat Intel ACC100 Card We Take a Quick Look

Post Syndicated from Patrick Kennedy original https://www.servethehome.com/this-silicom-p3imb-m-p2-is-a-neat-intel-acc100-card-we-take-a-quick-look/

We take a look at the Silicom P3IMB-M-P2. This is an Intel ACC100 card based on eASIC to accelerate a very specific workload

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OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark Now Running at 1K Tokens Per Secondon BIG Cerebras Chips

Post Syndicated from Patrick Kennedy original https://www.servethehome.com/openai-gpt-5-3-codex-spark-now-running-at-1k-tokens-per-secondon-big-cerebras-chips/

OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is now running on huge Cerebras WSE-3 chips at over 1000 tokens per second for super-fast inference

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Why Server Motherboards Ditched ATX Form Factors with the Supermicro X14DBM-AP Example

Post Syndicated from Patrick Kennedy original https://www.servethehome.com/why-server-motherboards-ditched-atx-form-factors-with-the-supermicro-x14dbm-ap-intel-xeon-example/

Server motherboards have largely abandoned standard ATX motherboard shapes and sizes. We show you a modern Supermicro X14DBM-AP server board

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Ubiquiti UniFi USW-Pro-XG-8-PoE Review A 10Gbase-T Standout Product

Post Syndicated from Patrick Kennedy original https://www.servethehome.com/ubiquiti-unifi-usw-pro-xg-8-poe-review-a-nice-10gbase-t-switch/

In our Ubiquiti UniFi USW-Pro-XG-8-PoE review, we find a nice 10Gbase-T switch (with PoE) and test it using a high-end traffic generator

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ASRock Rack 4UXGM-GNR2 CX8 Review Featuring a New NVIDIA PCIe Architecture

Post Syndicated from Patrick Kennedy original https://www.servethehome.com/asrock-rack-4uxgm-gnr2-cx8-review-featuring-a-new-nvidia-pcie-architecture/

In our ASRock Rack 4UXGM-GNR2 CX8 review, we see what one of the coolest new AI servers offers with high-end NVIDIA ConnectX-8 networking

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10GbE in 2026 is Finally Hitting the Tipping Point

Post Syndicated from Patrick Kennedy original https://www.servethehome.com/10gbe-in-2026-is-finally-hitting-the-tipping-point/

Why 2026 will be the tipping point for 10GbE networking at the edge, and what we are doing about it at STH

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