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North America's Fastest Linux Cluster Constructed

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the where-was-the-lightning dept.

SeanAhern writes "LinuxWorld reports that 'A Linux cluster deployed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and codenamed 'Thunder' yesterday delivered 19.94 teraflops of sustained performance, making it the most powerful computer in North America - and the second fastest on Earth.'" Thunder sports 4,096 Itanium 2 processors in 1,024 nodes, some big iron by any standard.

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  1. Whoa. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That is indeed one badass piece of silicon.

    Now, this may sound stupid, but, who has the fastest computer in the World?

  2. Let me guess.... by Hamster+Lover · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Microsoft counters that their new Windows Server farm is 25% faster and has 50% less TCO.

  3. Grr!!! by Trejkaz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You forgot Natalie Portman, naked and petrified with hot grits down her pants, you insensitive clod!

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    Karma: It's all a bunch of tree-huggin' hippy crap!
  4. Re:It's all about sticking it to the mac. by customjake · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    HAHA, my mom just bought a new Asus board and a 2500+ Barton and some ram from crucial.com to replace her AMD K6-3 400. Oh the irony