Author Topic: super computer PC (Read 357 times)

Krusher · « **on:** October 15, 2003, 08:55:52 AM »

This is pretty interesting news.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,60791,00.html

The new chip is a parallel processor capable of performing 25 billion floating-point operations per second, or 25 gigaflops.

According to the company, the chip has the potential to bring supercomputer performance to the desktop.

An ordinary desktop PC outfitted with six PCI cards, each containing four of the chips, would perform at about 600 gigaflops (or more than half a teraflop).

At this level of performance, the PC would qualify as one of the 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world.

AKIron · « **Reply #1 on:** October 15, 2003, 09:02:52 AM »

Hope they don't call it skynet.

SLO · « **Reply #2 on:** October 15, 2003, 09:09:24 AM »

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Originally posted by AKIron
Hope they don't call it skynet.

Spooky · « **Reply #3 on:** October 15, 2003, 09:20:28 AM »

Just in time for AH2 and LOMAC !

Ripsnort · « **Reply #4 on:** October 15, 2003, 09:21:14 AM »

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Originally posted by AKIron
Hope they don't call it skynet.

Combine the cloning technology in there, and you're not too far off from "Future Shock". Lets just hope that big comet gets us first!

Rutilant · « **Reply #5 on:** October 15, 2003, 10:35:20 AM »

Gigaflops..