Nasa's new computer is bigger than yours..
07-05-2008, 11:23
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Nasa's new computer is bigger than yours..
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/06/sgi_moon_nasa/
Processors: Multiple quad core Xeons (20480 cores altogether)
Memory: 20800 Gig
Hdd: 450 Terrabytes.
Admittedly, that's probably what you'll need to run Windows 7 at a reasonable speed.
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07-05-2008, 11:29
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Re: Nasa's new computer is bigger than yours..
Have they tried getting Vista to work on it - that's the question 
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07-05-2008, 11:34
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Re: Nasa's new computer is bigger than yours..
Bet it still couldn't cope with the amount of pron that that Japanese guy was viewing though
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07-05-2008, 11:36
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Re: Nasa's new computer is bigger than yours..
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Bet it still couldn't cope with the amount of pron that that Japanese guy was viewing though |
Or the number of viruses on your computer 
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Re: Nasa's new computer is bigger than yours..
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Or the number of viruses on your computer |
Oi! That's fixed now.
Well, until the next time I get drunk and wantonly click random links anyway...
Not that I'd ever do that  
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07-05-2008, 11:42
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All that power to take photos of space dust...... |
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Does anyone care to guess the cost? ....anyone know the cost? |
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07-05-2008, 14:02
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Re: Nasa's new computer is bigger than yours..
More importantly did they take out an extended warranty???
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07-05-2008, 15:11
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Re: Nasa's new computer is bigger than yours..
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Does anyone care to guess the cost? ....anyone know the cost? |
Ask Zinge I heard he's doing the upgrade.   |
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07-05-2008, 15:15
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Re: Nasa's new computer is bigger than yours..
Does it run Crysis on Very high with no troubles
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07-05-2008, 15:18
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Does it run Crysis on Very high with no troubles
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Maybe, but it would need a large Nuclear Reactor to do so..
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07-05-2008, 15:22
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Re: Nasa's new computer is bigger than yours..
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Does anyone care to guess the cost? ....anyone know the cost? |
Well I worked out that 5120 Quad Core CPUs would be needed to make the 20480 Cores stated, and if you used the top end Xeons which run at 3.2GHz, they retail at about £800, even with a huge bulk discount, say, making them £500 each that would still be £2.56M just for the CPUs! |
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07-05-2008, 17:58
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Well I worked out that 5120 Quad Core CPUs would be needed to make the 20480 Cores stated, and if you used the top end Xeons which run at 3.2GHz, they retail at about £800, even with a huge bulk discount, say, making them £500 each that would still be £2.56M just for the CPUs!
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07-05-2008, 18:06
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Re: Nasa's new computer is bigger than yours..
And of course, if 540 TB of storage wasn't enough, they could add some more.
HP have a new NAS system that can contain up to ten 82 TB boxes, and can be daisy chained with other HP NAS systems..
So, given a good few million dollars, NASA can add a few Petabytes (1 Petabyte is 1024 Terabytes) of storage to the system..
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07-05-2008, 18:30
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Re: Nasa's new computer is bigger than yours..
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Does anyone care to guess the cost? ....anyone know the cost? |
Probably really - really expensive, but don't worry, give it six month and they'll be in the shops for £299.99
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