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loaded Blackwell-generation (GB200/GB300) NVL72 rack, wet — one 48U cabinet

~3,000-3,300 lb (1.36-1.5 t)estimate

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ScopeOne 48U cabinet holding a frame of about 185 kg, 18 compute trays, 9 NVLink-switch trays, 8 power shelves, the copper backplane and busbar, manifolds and in-rack coolant. Screening band. Upper end is HPE GB300 NVL72 fully loaded with PGW (3,300 lb); HPE GB200 QuickSpecs V5 (2026-07-20) gives 3,245 lb filled; the 3,000 lb lower end is a guide screening assumption. NVIDIA describes the Vera Rubin NVL72 as roughly 4,000 lb (2026-03-16), outside this band.
As of2026
SourceHewlett Packard Enterprise · Page 6, System Unit specifications: fully loaded weight with PGW 3,300 lb
Reviewchecking…review by 2027-03-29 · standard cadence
Recorded changeslast 2026-08-24 · 2 revisions tracked
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