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SGI releases supercomputer with a $8K price tag

by Heather Wood on Sep 22, 2009 at 11:13 AM

Silicon Graphics International (SGI) has announced the availability of the Octane III, a supercomputer that combines a high performance deskside cluster and practical usability in a workplace environment.  Features of the Octane III include a one by two foot form factor, quiet operational modes, 80 high performance cores, and 1TB… Continue Reading »

Supercomputer race gets faster

by Christian Milsom on Nov 17, 2008 at 05:03 PM

Supercomputers are great, in fact even the name is great: conjuring images of CPUs in red capes flying to the help of damsels in distress.  However, in the real world they are hundreds of cabinets stuffed full of computer stuff and do in fact loo incredibly dull.  The opposite can… Continue Reading »

UK unleashes its fastest supercomputer

by Leo Blanco on Jan 15, 2008 at 11:11 PM

Meet High-End Computing Terascale Resource (HECToR), a colossal machine newly hailed as the fastest supercomputer in the UK and also one of the most powerful in all of Europe. Cased in 60 cabinets inside the University of Edinburgh, this £113 ($221 US) million monster is as powerful as 12,000 desktop… Continue Reading »

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