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Cray's CX1 Desktop Supercomputer, Now For Sale

Posted by timothy on from the was-promised-is-here dept.

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."

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  1. Nice Specs by mythandros · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will it get Crysis up over 15 fps?

  2. You'll need one hell of a desk by thered2001 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    35 inches deep and weighing in at 136 lbs. fully loaded. My desktop would not be able to sustain that!

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    1. Re:You'll need one hell of a desk by GAB_cyclist · · Score: 5, Funny

      Buy two, get a desk-on-top

    2. Re:You'll need one hell of a desk by Hatta · · Score: 5, Funny

      My girlfriend weighs that much, so I'm pretty sure my desk can handle it.

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    3. Re:You'll need one hell of a desk by snspdaarf · · Score: 5, Funny

      And, the computer won't be on a desk in reverse cowboy. Plus, it's a static load.

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    4. Re:You'll need one hell of a desk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      you're not supposed to inflate her with water

  3. Desktop? Where's the notebook? by AliasMarlowe · · Score: 5, Funny

    When they package this as a notebook or netbook (at an attractive price), I'll be interested.

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