Super Duper Computer

[nilayz]

Only Processor, RAM, HDD Space doesnt make a Gaming machine

 

U missed out a vital component called GFX card

I don't think there's any graphics card... after all, it wasn't built to play games

[max123]

nilayz is right ; it wasn't meant to play games

[myscrnnm II]

nilayz is right ; it wasn't meant to play games

It would make a fine server though.

[nilayz]

nilayz is right ; it wasn't meant to play games

It would make a fine server though.

Hmm... nice idea. But what else do you think is this being used for now ???

[myscrnnm II]

nilayz is right ; it wasn't meant to play games

It would make a fine server though.

Hmm... nice idea. But what else do you think is this being used for now ???

What with that much hard disk space. Perhaps it is used for storage.

[nilayz]

Why will simply storage require these many processors?

[myscrnnm II]

Why will simply storage require these many processors?

Maybe the CPUs were just there. After all, it is like a cluster. And using several HDDs with small storage is easier to find than one HDD with huge storage.

[Spaceman3750]

According to nyaliz, it was a project at some university somewhere...

[lappy512]

you can see that the picture comes from http://krone.physik.unizh.ch/~stadel/pictu...xOpenJuly03.jpg

 

Then, you can go to http://krone.physik.unizh.ch/~stadel/

I am the principal author of the simulation code PKDGRAV and co-developer of its hydrodynamics extension called GASOLINE. PKDGRAV runs efficiently on very large parallel computers and has produced some of the world's highest resolution simulations of cosmic structures. When I arrived in Zurich, world-class simulation work in astrophysics could not be supported by the available computing resources in Switzerland, which led us into designing and building a new 288 CPU parallel computer called the "zBox". Our novel design has proven itself; the zBox has been running for over 2.5 years with exceptional stability, and has enabled fundamental research in astrophysics. We are now building (and already using) the "zBox2", a machine with 500 CPUs and a more than 5-fold increase in computing capability.

 

The machine is called the Zbox. More information here: http://krone.physik.unizh.ch/~stadel/zBox/

[myscrnnm II]

Still, the IBM Bluegene family line of computers is more powerful than this.

[GameClaw_268]

And so is Prairie Fire, UNL's supercomputer, which is also bigger and more organised. And they do have some gfx renderer somewhere, so they can tell you what's going on...

[myscrnnm II]

And so is Prairie Fire, UNL's supercomputer, which is also bigger and more organised. And they do have some gfx renderer somewhere, so they can tell you what's going on...

But there is no computer in the world that is more poweful than the IBM Bluegene. Also, bigger isn't always better. In fact, in today's world, bigger is worse, in a world full of miniaturization.

[chrisp6108]

that is amazing

[myscrnnm II]

that is amazing

Indeed it is. It also goes to show that IBM is a symbol of American innovation. They also invented one of the most recognizable features in the computer world, the iconic cursor. While some people refer to it as the mouse, or the pointy-thing, it is instantly recognizable, and we owe it all to IBM.