{"version":1,"type":"story","url":"https://digestai.news/story/core-4-solutions-lists-300-rack-ai-supercomputer-with-9-600-nvidia-a10","json":"https://digestai.news/story/core-4-solutions-lists-300-rack-ai-supercomputer-with-9-600-nvidia-a10.json","markdown":"https://digestai.news/story/core-4-solutions-lists-300-rack-ai-supercomputer-with-9-600-nvidia-a10.md","slug":"core-4-solutions-lists-300-rack-ai-supercomputer-with-9-600-nvidia-a10","headline":"Core 4 Solutions lists 300-rack AI supercomputer with 9,600 Nvidia A100 GPUs on eBay for $59.7M","summary":"Core 4 Solutions is selling a 300-rack AI supercomputer on eBay for **$59.7 million**, including **$50 for overnight shipping**. The cluster contains **9,600 Nvidia A100 GPUs** and **4,200 AMD EPYC Rome 64-core processors**, totaling **268,800 CPU cores** and **1.4 petabytes of memory**. While newer Nvidia architectures like Blackwell and Vera Rubin cost **$6.5M–$7.8M per rack**, the A100 remains a cost-effective alternative for AI workloads, avoiding supply chain delays and waitlists.\n\nThe listing—described as absurd but not unprecedented—has already attracted **11 watchers** and one buyer who added it to their cart. Shipping the cluster poses a logistical challenge, with options ranging from **free local pickup** to **$50 overnight delivery** via FedEx. The article notes that such a sale reflects the growing demand for AI infrastructure, though the buyer’s choice of shipping method remains the bigger question.","keyPoints":["Core 4 Solutions lists 300-rack AI supercomputer on eBay for $59.7M, including $50 overnight shipping","Cluster includes 9,600 Nvidia A100 GPUs and 4,200 AMD EPYC Rome 64-core processors, totaling 1.4 petabytes of memory","Nvidia A100 remains a budget-friendly alternative to newer Blackwell/Vera Rubin architectures, avoiding supply chain delays"],"whyItMatters":"The sale highlights the high cost and niche demand for large-scale AI infrastructure, while also exposing logistical hurdles in acquiring such systems. It underscores how legacy hardware like A100 GPUs still hold value in AI deployments despite newer alternatives.","category":{"slug":"hardware","name":"Hardware & Compute","url":"https://digestai.news/category/hardware"},"entities":{"companies":["Core 4 Solutions","Nvidia","AMD"],"models":[],"people":["Zhiye Liu"]},"firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-28T10:30:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-28T10:30:00Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"Tom's Hardware","title":"IT vendor lists massive $60 million AI supercomputer on eBay with 300 racks of decommissioned GPUs","url":"https://tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/it-vendor-lists-massive-usd60-million-ai-cluster-on-ebay-300x-racks-of-decommissioned-gpus-includes-9-600-nvidia-a100-gpus-and-4-200-amd-epyc-cpus-plus-free-shipping","publishedAt":"2026-10-28T10:30:00Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":true}],"sourceNotes":null,"discussions":[],"thread":{"title":"Nvidia's Vera Rubin AI Factory Saga","url":"https://digestai.news/thread/nvidia-opens-vera-rubin-architecture-to-ocp-for-ai-factories","storyCount":3},"cite":{"text":"Digest AI, \"Core 4 Solutions lists 300-rack AI supercomputer with 9,600 Nvidia A100 GPUs on eBay for $59.7M\", 28 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/core-4-solutions-lists-300-rack-ai-supercomputer-with-9-600-nvidia-a10","publisher":"Digest AI","title":"Core 4 Solutions lists 300-rack AI supercomputer with 9,600 Nvidia A100 GPUs on eBay for $59.7M","datePublished":"2026-10-28T10:30:00Z","url":"https://digestai.news/story/core-4-solutions-lists-300-rack-ai-supercomputer-with-9-600-nvidia-a10"},"generatedBy":"Written by Digest AI's editorial model from the linked sources; the sources are the record.","license":"Headlines, digests and key points are written by Digest AI and may be quoted with a link to the story page. Linked articles belong to their publishers. Terms: https://digestai.news/terms#reuse"}