Roadrunner breaks the Petaflop barrier

[PV5150]

More than just a bird that goes 'meep meep'

Details in the news article

 

[JN]

...13,896 Opteron cores (6948 dual-core processors)

A super computer for only £140k...not bad at all

 

[Bungral]

Cheap as (micro) chips.

 

[nepas]

wonder if those optys are a good stepping?

 

[Kerotan]

That's pretty cool, but if you ask me they could do better things with it then monitor their bloomin weapons stockpile. It should be primarily for medical/scientific research, not military applications.

 

[ionicle]

can anyone say F@H?

 

[Toxcity]

CORE BLIMEY!

Not a bad bit of kit is it?

 

[!TIMMY!]

Do you think it could actually run Crysis @ Very High?

 

[Toxcity]

Do you think it could actually run Crysis @ Very High?

CPUs ftl, GPUs FTW

 

[gotmaxpower]

A GPU is capable of much more than a processor is.

GPU's FTW.

 

[PP Mguire]

Do you think it could actually run Crysis @ Very High?

Lol i was watching this thread waiting for this comment.

Honestly, i *yawn* at this. When that power is put in my little Raidmax case to the right of me and can "Max Crysis out (rofl)" then itll be something.

OR

If OC3D gets there mits on one and OCs the crap out of it and folds like mad!!!!! muahahahaha

 

[Toxcity]

I think it is about time someone decided to build a computer from just GPUs. Cannot go wrong, then you will get to over a PFlop(Huge guess cannot be bothered to get GPU-Z to check) with like only 300 cards or so.

CPU gets owned!

 

[PP Mguire]

Uhh.....Tesla? lol

 

[fusion1275]

Yeah but does it cook ya dinner and blow you after? nah didnt think so hehehe!