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Opteron Supercomputers are go!
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In 2004, Cray will begin selling systems with anywhere from 64 to more than 10,000 Opteron processors. All of the supercomputer-style systems will have a custom interconnect developed by Cray to deliver the kind of internal bandwidth needed for complex technical computing tasks. The decision to roll out the Opteron-based product line follows a deal Cray won last year to create a 10,000-plus processor system for Sandia National Labs.
The use of Opteron chips will give Cray customers the option of running 32bit or 64bit code, which was one reason the company is bullish about the products.
"Having both options available is a home run," Conway said.[/blockquote]
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[blockquote]Sandia's new supercomputer, named "Red Storm", will feature 16,000 AMD Opteron CPU's. Currently, the second-fastest supercomputer in the world, ASCI Red, is housed at Sandia National Labs.[/blockquote]
<i>Submitted by drasnor</i>
In 2004, Cray will begin selling systems with anywhere from 64 to more than 10,000 Opteron processors. All of the supercomputer-style systems will have a custom interconnect developed by Cray to deliver the kind of internal bandwidth needed for complex technical computing tasks. The decision to roll out the Opteron-based product line follows a deal Cray won last year to create a 10,000-plus processor system for Sandia National Labs.
The use of Opteron chips will give Cray customers the option of running 32bit or 64bit code, which was one reason the company is bullish about the products.
"Having both options available is a home run," Conway said.[/blockquote]
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/61/33616.html" target="_new">Read the rest at the Register</a>
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[blockquote]Sandia's new supercomputer, named "Red Storm", will feature 16,000 AMD Opteron CPU's. Currently, the second-fastest supercomputer in the world, ASCI Red, is housed at Sandia National Labs.[/blockquote]
<i>Submitted by drasnor</i>
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And Red Storm has currently moved to position #1 overall in a little under a week
-drasnor