K Computer Makes Your Gaming Rig Look Lazy
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The fun thing about supercomputers is just how many of the big ones are used in weather forecasting. Think about that for a minute, or rather think about how often your local weather forecasts are wrong. Almost all of the computers are weaker than that, an interesting commentary on computer power and the unpredictability of weather. 
(Obligatory "But can it run Crysis on max settings" joke)
...Ninja'd. D=
Some how I doubt all of that would fit into a Gundam though...
...Ninja'd. D=
Some how I doubt all of that would fit into a Gundam though...
very nice hardware... but uh... what exactly do they need that much processing power for anyways?
Seriously?Earnest Cavalli said:
SERIOUSLY??
You're listing the things for which Japan is known, and schoolgirl uniforms doesn't make the short list? Did you even do ANY research for this article?
;-)
On topic, I like this picture better:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/20/top_500_supers_june_2011/
They wouldn't use cooling like that the amount of water needed would be a lot and with 68,000 CPUs they likelihood of 1 going wrong would be high and dangerous. But those types of cooling require more space than what is available in those server racks and so larger fans which go over many racks are used, server room cooling is never quiet and with a lot of cooling fans the noise will add up.MercurySteam said:
So I went to the site. Apparently over half of the proccessing power of the top500 super computers is being used for "Research" and "Not Specified".TypeSD said:Annoying Turd said:What do they use such supercomputers for anyway? Mining Bitcoins? The SETI project? Protein Folding problems? Or simply calculating pi?
check out TOP500 to see applications that Supercomputers are running and their hardware. Some are classified.
http://www.top500.org/
I guess I was wishing for something a little more detailed. Like knowing if they are protein folding or the like.
Probably stuff a little more complicated than that. Look them up on wikipedia individually and each supercomputer's page should tell you.thethain said:So I went to the site. Apparently over half of the proccessing power of the top500 super computers is being used for "Research" and "Not Specified".TypeSD said:Annoying Turd said:What do they use such supercomputers for anyway? Mining Bitcoins? The SETI project? Protein Folding problems? Or simply calculating pi?
check out TOP500 to see applications that Supercomputers are running and their hardware. Some are classified.
http://www.top500.org/
I guess I was wishing for something a little more detailed. Like knowing if they are protein folding or the like.
Oh god. It all makes sense now; they're building the Gundam's Mind! The supercomputer will run the Gundam from afar as it wreaks havoc down upon our puny mortal realm and nobody shall be able to stop it! We're doomed! We're all doomed! Now; where's my Robot Apocalypse Survival Guide?Earnest Cavalli said:
It runs Linux. So no, it can't run Crysis.
Still, I'd like to know what kind of research they actually perform with it.
However, something tells me it'll involve portals. And deadly neurotoxin, obviously.
Still, I'd like to know what kind of research they actually perform with it.
However, something tells me it'll involve portals. And deadly neurotoxin, obviously.
It means it can run TWO copies of half life 2 AT ONCE and STILL have the memory left over for a game of solitaire whilst they load.immovablemover said:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/253824
They will rent the computational space to China so it can run all its internet gold farming bots in one place
I always thought Skynet was to be based in America... meh, once its operating for like a week, Lulzsec will have it cracked.