I can build a 20TF desktop computer for less than $3000USD.Gonner wrote:BMW put a lot of hope and money into this supercomputer, they managed to jump from last to 3rd and 4th, but Heidfeld had a lot of problems this morning before setting this top time.
The Qualif' tomorrow will give much more infos.
Albert2 is obsolete due to its reliance on Intel.
The AMD Magny Cours chips that are due in 2011-2012 will obliterate what we currently think about how computing is done, with 4 64bit cores vectoring to 8 GPU co-processors. That is like 20+TFlops in a single chip!
It's all about the change from SISD to SIMD, and the ability to run real-time CFD, FEA, and physical conditions.
Any pics of the new updates?