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Weta Prepares to Render LOTR: ROTK

Posted by michael on from the leave-out-the-surfboarding-elves-please dept.

Dee Arsmith writes "Peter Jackson's special-effects company Weta Digital has just taken delivery of 588 IBM blade servers, each with two 2.8 gigahertz Intel Xeon processors. Seven racks of IBM blade servers have been added to Weta's existing 15-rack server cluster to make up the largest Intel-based high- performance computer site in the world with more than 2000 linked processors. The cluster will be used to render the frames drawn by the animators to complete the final installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Return of the King."

16 of 460 comments (clear)

  1. But.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Can it run Linux?

  2. werwer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wrwer

  3. FP OSS loving fags by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fuck yeah, FP queer all stars

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  4. But.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Is their license illegal now?

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  5. Re:w00t! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    very nice. excellent.

  6. Re:w00t! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    YOU FAIL IT! Summer's not for 6 more days, you luser.

  7. Worth a slashdot story? by Lothar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I might be wrong here and ruin my carma but come on guys! This is not worth a slashdot story. Get it together!

    Personally though I can't wait for ROTK to come out.... drool. And those servers are sweet.

  8. OMFG!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just SHIT YOUR PANTS

  9. Re:w00t! I slapped it yesterday, does that count? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



  10. On topic post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is an on topic post.

  11. Looks like the're not afraid of SCO by Angry+White+Guy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    When will they get their letter?

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  12. Re:YOU FAIL IT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Good evening, YOU FAIL IT!.

  13. 6 more days first posting. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...you geeks are not challanging enough for me. I think, I will just stop posting and do something else until you gain some speed...

    btw. I consider this being summer already. Losers. ...and now back to the Caipirinhas,
    the summer guy

    1. Re:6 more days first posting. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      That's the dead of winter piss ant.

      â"South Florida rulz niggerz!

  14. G TO THA OATSE by Donald+Knuth · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    C TO THA IZZEX (Fo shizzle my nizzle)

  15. Use #1532 for 2000+ Processor Cluster by crashnbur · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Utilize various algorithms and advanced logic to scan every line of code of every Microsoft product in order to rid them of all loopholes, bugs, and general imperfections.

    Man, I wouldn't mind having just one of their workstations, let alone a 2000-processor cluster for rendering a battle for Middle-Earth. Is it too late to place my bets for Gandalf and the boys?