SGI Rolls Out "Personal Supercomputers"

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday September 23, 2009 @01:37AM from the hope-they-aren't-flops dept.

CWmike writes "They aren't selling personal supercomputers at Best Buy just yet. But that day probably isn't too far off, as the costs continue to fall and supercomputers become easier to use. Silicon Graphics International on Monday released its first so-called personal supercomputer. The new Octane III system is priced from $7,995 with one Xeon 5500 processor. The system can be expanded to an 80-core system with a capacity of up to 960GB of memory. This new supercomputer's peak performance of about 726 GFLOPS won't put it on the Top 500 supercomputer list, but that's not the point of the machine, SGI says. A key feature instead is the system's ease of use."

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Re:If you *need* one, why not build one? by mister_playboy · 2009-09-23 03:08 · Score: 0, Redundant

Your computer puts out 360 kW? It must get terrible gas mileage.

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Re:If you *need* one, why not build one? by hot+soldering+iron · 2009-09-23 04:02 · Score: 0, Redundant

Sorry, just got a nit to pick. 1 Kilowatt = 1000 watts. Most PC power supply manufacturers consider a 1000 watt supply to be "high power", and charge like it. Where the hell did you get a 360 kilowatt supply? Did you have the power company drop you a 3-phase transformer at your house? Does Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant give you a price break?!?

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