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« on: December 14, 2009, 07:02:35 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2009, 09:59:16 AM »
wow that is awesome!!
7 cards Smiley that will be some machine
once they get it all working


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« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2009, 01:23:34 PM »
The flexible PCIx slot is a great idea!
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« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2009, 01:46:07 PM »
It's weak in processor though, should be running (4) quad core Xeon chips to make a real super computer!
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« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2009, 03:10:53 PM »
yeah but its just for like a desktop sized pc and if it was to use 4 quads then the body might be a little bigger.
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« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2009, 07:01:29 PM »
Quote from: Schlup on December 15, 2009, 01:46:07 PM
It's weak in processor though, should be running (4) quad core Xeon chips to make a real super computer!
that would make the price and power consumption go up a bit >.<
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« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2009, 02:43:04 AM »
Yeah but it's like putting a funny car engine in a Pinto, doesn't do it much good if the transmission can't keep up!  Plus, server motherboards support (4) CPU's and would still fit in a Full size case.
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« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2009, 03:21:44 PM »
true, maybe they didnt want to make the price go up any more, its already $7,000
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« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2009, 04:42:16 PM »
Quote from: Schlup on December 16, 2009, 02:43:04 AM
Yeah but it's like putting a funny car engine in a Pinto, doesn't do it much good if the transmission can't keep up!  Plus, server motherboards support (4) CPU's and would still fit in a Full size case.
ya but for what they are using for, the cpu might not even play a big part in the computation process.  I see what you are saying though, if it was a gaming PC the bottlenecking is crazy.  Like trying to put out a fire from a fire engine and trying to force all the water through a straw
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« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2009, 01:09:41 AM »
Yeah, you get me, it really doesn't matter what they are doing with the computer, with that much graphics power you need to have heavy CPU power to run it effectively!  Plus, by the looks of it they are super heavy in RAM too...maybe like 32GB and they have super graphics, it just seems like an unfinished product.
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« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2009, 03:37:32 AM »
Quote from: Monkey_grill on December 15, 2009, 01:23:34 PM
The flexible PCIx slot is a great idea!

Definitely! They could make alot of money if they started selling those.
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