Cray's CX1 Desktop Supercomputer, Now For Sale 294
ocularb0b writes "Cray has announced the CX1 desktop supercomputer. Cray teamed with Microsoft and Intel to build the new machine that supports up to 8 nodes, a total of 64 cores and 64Gb of memory per node. CX1 can be ordered online with starting prices of $25K, and a choice of Linux or Windows HPC. This should be a pretty big deal for smaller schools and scientists waiting in line for time on the world's big computing centers, as well as 3D and VFX shops."
Nice Specs (Score:5, Funny)
Yet... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:You'll need one hell of a desk (Score:5, Funny)
Desktop? Where's the notebook? (Score:5, Funny)
Horsepower (Score:2, Funny)
Well, Microsoft had to do something to create demand for the next version of Windows. Not much of a market for an OS where people need to book time at their neighborhood super collider when they need to edit a document.
Probably makes one hell of a spam node too!
Re:Yet... (Score:5, Funny)
No, but at least it can run Vista with most of the bells and whistles turned on.
More like Apple (Score:5, Funny)
Remember, you can order any color - as long as it is gray.
Re:Speed limit (Score:3, Funny)
Yes, but it's easier if just you hit the "Turbo" button.
Re:You'll need one hell of a desk (Score:5, Funny)
My girlfriend weighs that much, so I'm pretty sure my desk can handle it.
Re:You'll need one hell of a desk (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Nice Specs (Score:3, Funny)
Obligatory (Score:2, Funny)
Imagine a beowolf cluster of these!
Overpriced? (Score:4, Funny)
That thing looks mean! I'd pay 25k to be the only person in the office with one of those.
Re:You'll need one hell of a desk (Score:5, Funny)
you're not supposed to inflate her with water
Re:But... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:You'll need one hell of a desk (Score:4, Funny)
it's a static load.
That's what SHE said!
Re:Horsepower (Score:3, Funny)
Windows 2000's recommended minimum was 64 megs.
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The real-world hardware requirements for a Windows OS have always been those of a mid-priced system at the time of its release.
Tell me why an OS shouldn't be making use of resources as they become available and cheap.
I have never understood the Geek's obsession with RAM.
You would think he had been raised under the warm glow of a vacuum tube and threaded core for his Mom as a child.
The 8 GB 64 Bit Vista Premium Quad Core PC at Walmart.com starts at $1000.
For $1500 you can have it all: 64-Bit Vista, 8 GB RAM, the quad core CPU, Blu-Ray, HDTV, the 1 GB NVIDIA DX10 card, 1 TB of storage, etc, etc, etc.
Tech that was no more available in W2k's prime than a flying car - except perhaps to the Dot.com billionaire who sold out before the bust.
with all the sloppy inefficient programming, feature bloat, and generally craptastic work that goes into the ongoing, illogical, disuseful, nightmare that is MS Word
Current versions of MS Office and Office components hold 8 of the top 25 Business Software slots at Amazon.com.
Office Home & Student for Windows and the Mac are 1 & 2 overall.
It has become a geek mob sport to flood Amazon.com with negative reviews - to no effect whatever on sales.