Japanese supercomputer 'K' is world's fastest at 8.2 petaflops

[DasMatze]

I wonder if it can render 1080p Pixar-like CG in real time or even faster.

[Dr. Fishtastic]

[QUOTE=MIPS;30624396]What ever happened to machine rooms that didn't look like an empty fucking warehouse?
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Shit's boring when you get a massive room filled with featureless racks and a ceiling that makes you think you are really in an air conditioned gym.[/QUOTE]

true dat man these computers need some wood finish paneling and enamel cases

[BadderSanta]

SOP System is there.

[DarkCisco]

Can it run Crysis 2 on high?

[doonbugie2]

k

[TheCactusman]

[QUOTE=redBadger;30620432]petaflops sounds hilarious.[/QUOTE]

I remember someone I know hearing about flops in Computing and then drawing a bunny called Terraflops.

[Seohyun]

They can use it to calculate the environmental impact of running it for a day.

[Lol-Nade]

[quote]It uses enough energy to power nearly 10,000 homes and costs $10 million (£6.2 million) annually to run[/quote]

That sounds economical.

[sergeantsmiles]

[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;30626606]they made this computer to calculate how to make an even better computer[/QUOTE]

That was in an Isaac Asimov story, called the final question, or some shit, about reversing entropy, it was a really good read.

[Lufttygger306]

Peta[b]flop[/b]