__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Saturday 26 August 2006 08:38 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> TN Supercomputer Doubles Performance
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>>| The most powerful supercomputer available for general scientific research
>>| in the United States has undergone an upgrade that's doubled its peak
>>| performance.
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>> http://www.topix.net/content/ap/0348117876239545145621209521992668972191
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>> http://www.cray.com/products/xt3/specifications.html
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> 75dBa at 3' - wow, that's one /loud/ machine... and 63A@400V 3-phase,
> 14kWh/rack is one /hot/ machine.
I wonder what stuff Google can strut with their massive datacentres (parallel
as opposed to serial though, sharing the same storage media). Sadly, Google
is too secretive about its datacentres, which appear to be many steps ahead
of the competition. Bandwidth-wise. Performance-wise. And speaking of /hot/
machines, Google is building some serious cooling plants that are difficult
to ignore. They such out a lot of energy, those monsters...
Best wishes,
Roy
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