SkaredShtles said:
WTF do you use it for?! and what kind of computer and OS?
New Macs..... WHOAH!
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WTF do you use it for?! and what kind of computer and OS?
It runs a Sybase database. Actually, there are several individual Sybase dataservers running. It's a Sun 2900 running Solaris 8.BigMike said:
SkaredShtles said:
That'll do it! I specced a DB server for a client that cost them over 12k in ram alone. They flew off the handle, and then caved in and bought it. Their DB has not crashed yet.
So what classifies a "supercomputer?" Do those even exist anymore? I remember when a teraflop was a big deal, now you can buy a home computer that can do 26+ Teraflops? are "supercomputers" just regular computers now?
Supercoputers now are usually clusters of "nodes" seperate processing units. I think the university of virginia was tops for awhile with a mac sponsored cluster server. Can't remember what the university was.
That is true of course, big iron rules.Toshi said:
OK, enlighten me, again. Whats big iron?
Thats what I was talking about when I said supercomputer. So what kind of processing power does a thing like that have? 200 processors and 349875 gigs of ram?Toshi said:supercomputers in the classic sense (vs. clusters)
Actually i checked on crucial and 8 x 2gig of DDR2 ECC would cost you $8080... still less than 11k but far more than 1400.Transcend said:
Heh... too many pages to read here... 4 G5 processors? Thats one loud, wind sucking, power hungry M'fer right there. I have a G5 and its rediculous how many fans are in it. Its fast though, granted.
Here are specs from an IBM Big Blue:BigMike said:Thats what I was talking about when I said supercomputer. So what kind of processing power does a thing like that have? 200 processors and 349875 gigs of ram?
System Details
Processor:
PowerPC 440 700 MHz (2.8 GFlops)
Topology/Interconnect:
Proprietary
Operating System:
CNK/Linux
Linpack
Processors:
65536
Yes - apparently they have over 65,000 processors in it.
not quite what?Toshi said:well, not quite: two dual-core processors don't quite equate to four single core processors. but i wouldn't turn her down :heart:
Toshi said:
Why not? Isnt a dual core processor equal to 2 singles?
Mostly because they multi-core systems will still share the same cache, northbridge, {rest of system and inherent bottlenecks} and so forth as the single core had dedicated to itself.Toshi said:if it was wouldn't the benchmarks all double? but they don't
nerds.
In high school, we took a field trip to see a Cray (x-mp?) & though it was the coolest thing. It even had a couch built in to it.
....& yes, that is one sweet machine (the apple). I imagine the 16 gigs of RAM would come in handy running Maya, AE, photoshop, illustrator & FCP, all at once, doing multiple renders, while surfing RM.
In high school, we took a field trip to see a Cray (x-mp?) & though it was the coolest thing. It even had a couch built in to it.
....& yes, that is one sweet machine (the apple). I imagine the 16 gigs of RAM would come in handy running Maya, AE, photoshop, illustrator & FCP, all at once, doing multiple renders, while surfing RM.
Nice, but major overkill for anything I'd ever do. I'm still waiting for the new iMac I ordered a week ago. A 2 ghz G5 with 1g of RAM is enough.
Wonder if it will make Word run any faster?
Wonder if it will make Word run any faster?
TN said:nerds.
THAAAAAAATS ME!
rigidhack said:Nice, but major overkill for anything I'd ever do. I'm still waiting for the new iMac I ordered a week ago. A 2 ghz G5 with 1g of RAM is enough.
Wonder if it will make Word run any faster?
did you get one of the new ones with iSight built in so Steve Jobs can spy on you?
You're not much of a nerd if you're asking if supercomputers still exist......BigMike said:
SkaredShtles said:You're not much of a nerd if you're asking if supercomputers still exist......
Touche honkey