Supercomputer = badass

[Raybdbomb]

the NEW supercomputer....



blows alienware outta the water, but check out the prices, holy crap. this machine looks so badass tho



http://www.go-l.com/desktops/machl38/features/index.htm

[Raybdbomb]

apparently it's a hoax, meant to mock the badass-iveness of the new macs



http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/70906/wo/SA1IgPp9KzBY37g2pJdbWBcTxmj/2.0.7.1.0.5.3



heheh

[Speed]

--- not necessarily on topic ---



Pentium V will launch with 64-bit Windows Elements



Computex 2003 And will have an extended physical architecture





By Paul Dutton in Taipei: Friday 26 September 2003, 10:55



DETAILS HAVE EMERGED of the future design of Intel’s Tejas/Pentium V processor, and of how the chip firm will present it to the world.

The chip will sample internally at Intel in January 2004 and will take between four to six months to get to market. The Pentium 6 will follow a very similar schedule.



The Pentium V is likely to fly along at between 5GHz to 7GHz, have 2MB plus of level two cache, be built on a 90 nanometer process, and have a stackable design.



The processor we believe, sits in the LGA 775 pin socket, and above it is a very thin heatsink. But, according to sources close to the firm’s plans, another permeable heatsink can sit between this and another microprocessor module, giving a stackable design.



The final design of this arrangement is not set in stone.



According to this source, and the details have not been confirmed, a module sitting on top could provide 64-bit extensions.



And the source claimed, Microsoft is ready to launch a version of Windows called Elements with 64-bit extensions.



The idea seems to be that people can buy a 32-bit module, and then add in the 64-bit processor.



There are three samples of an arrangement of the Pentium V here in Taiwan this week, with a very thin processor and lots of wires and patches stuck on it, just to show proof of concept.



The Pentium V could have a front side bus speed of as much as 4000MHz, the source claimed, although this may be reserved for the next chip along, the Nehalem. µ

[Raybdbomb]

so the 64 bit won't be backwards compatible, you'd have to add in the 64-bit module... kinda like the pentium pro had an addon... forgot what it was called

[Speed]

It's a necessary step in integrating 64 bit machines into the home marketplace over 32 bit machines. Hopefully it won't take too too long in order to revamp everything with a 64 bit structure, that will be such a nice jump.

[Prince Galahad]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

looks hella sweet



*snicker*



whatup ray and speed