One accelerator: sell-now versus short-cascade scenario inputs
Sell net $10k; cascade $3k + later net $8k − $2kmodeled
| Value kind | modeled — Interpret this value according to its displayed kind, scope, source, and as-of date. |
|---|---|
| Scope | Illustrative inputs for one accelerator over three months, not bids. The $8–12k sale receipts are an assumed downside fraction of the per-GPU installed cost in Chapter 1.8; the $3k contribution sits below the $4.3–8.6k a fully rented GPU grosses in 90 days at $2–4/GPU-h. The $2k execution cost is 20% of the sale receipt. No tax, financing or discounting; custody and sanitization validation are assumed complete. For an NVL72-class system, run the same comparison per rack. |
| As of | 2026-09-08 |
| Source | Guide assumptions, September 8, 2026, bounded by Chapter 1.8 installed-node and rental sensitivity and Chapter 14.9 execution-cost categories. NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 2 supplies sanitization assurance, not prices. |
| Derivation | Cascade net = $3k + $8k − $2k = $9k versus $10k sell-now. Cascade contribution must exceed $4k over the same horizon to reverse the ranking. Both sale values are conditional on completed custody and sanitization validation. |
| Review | checking…cadence-derived review 2027-01-06 · standard cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-09-16 |
| Claim id | part14-refresh-disposition-teaching-inputs |
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