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(Photos: SC07 supercomputing )Supermicro X7DCA-3Hello George,On the motherboard in this photo:http://content.zdnet.com/2346-10533_22-175562-18.html... are those LGA-775 sockets, or Xeon sockets?I can't find anything yet at Supermicro's website.Thanks!Sincerely yours,/s/ Paul Andrew MitchellWebmaster, Supreme Law Libraryhttp://www.supremelaw.org/RE: (Photos: SC07 supercomputing )32 Cores , 4.7 Ghz ? that's some pretty weak core action, and liquid cooled...

Tags: Servers, SC07 supercomputing, photograph, Intel Xeon, SuperMicro

Discussion threads 2007-11-14

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Neat picture: Computer running in a fish tank

Yes, that's a real computer and a monitor submerged in a fish tank, with the power on. I found this while I was sorting through the leftover pictures I took from SC07. It has not been photoshopped. Here's a high res version if you'd like a...

Tags: Data Center, Computer, Data Centers, Storage, Processors, Hardware, Data Management, Semiconductors, Components, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2007-11-20

From Shrek to jet engines, supercomputers prove their mettle

Each year the US Department of Energy entertains proposals for INCITE, a program aimed at advancing the state of the art in US industry. The winners get free computer time on DOE supercomputers. Two of the winners this year, Dreamworks Animation and Pratt & Whitney, gave presentations at SC07 about...

Tags: Supercomputer, DreamWorks SKG, Engine, Multi-core, Computer, Productivity, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2007-11-19

More images and products from supercomputing 2007

The SC07 supercomputing conference was a very interesting show for me this year and it was my first time attending this conference.  Here are some more interesting products that I haven't covered yet all the way from the very high-end to entry-level HPC computers. Sun's 3456-node "petascale" constellation cluster...

Tags: Processor, Blade Server, Blade, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, Power Supply, Motherboard, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Supercomputing, Tyan, 1U, TST, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-11-16

NASA gets SGI 2048-core Itanium 2 supercomputer

I had a chance to speak with NASA and SGI at the SC07 supercomputing convention in Reno this week where I saw one of the biggest super computers in the world.  Pictured left is a 1024-core version of the Altix 4700 and NASA just bought one with twice as many...

Tags: SGI Altix, Processor, NASA, Supercomputer, Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Silicon Graphics Inc., SPECint_rate2006, SPECfp_rate2006, UNIX, Processors, InfiniBand, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-11-15

Photos: SC07 supercomputing

IBM, Intel Sun Microsystems, and Super Micro have their wares on display at the SC07 supercomputing conference. by George Ou

Tags: Photograph, Supercomputing, George Ou, tech action, SC07 supercomputing Intel IBM

Image galleries 2007-11-13

IBM's liquid cooled System p 575 Power6 supercomputer

At the SC07 supercomputing conference image gallery in Reno Nevada, IBM previewed the liquid cooled 32-core 4.7 GHz System p 575 Power6 supercomputer last night at the opening gala.  What sets this server apart is that it actually returns to a water cooling system which were common in older mainframes but shunned...

Tags: Supercomputer, IBM POWER6, Server, IBM Corp., Servers, Hardware, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-11-13

News to know: OpenWorld; IBM Roadrunner; XO support; Android SDK

Notable headlines: IBM's Roadrunner to smash supercomputing marks. Dan Farber: Charles Phillips: Fusion on track and SaaS for all. Oracle virtualization 3x better than the competition? At Oracle OpenWorld, the fruits of 'acquired innovation.' Video: Larry Ellison reflects on 30 years. Joshua Greenbaum: The...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., TomTom, Microsoft Zune, SDK, Computerworld, Laptop Computer, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2007-11-13

News to know: Oracle gets SaaSy; Vista SP1; Alienware; Supercomputing

Notable headlines: Phil Wainewright: Oracle goes for the CRM jugular. Dennis Howlett: @oow: on following Oracle OpenWorld. Mary Jo Foley: More signs of a new Vista SP1 build waiting in the wings. Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 is ready to roll. Microsoft readying a...

Tags: Google Inc., Alienware, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Computer, Supercomputing, Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1, D-Wave, Northeastern, Productivity, WiMAX, Time Management, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web Browsers, Wireless, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Internet

Blog posts 2007-11-12

SC07 Day 1: Supercomputers and... Pikachu?

Sunday dawned bright and cold for Day One of the SuperComputing 2007 conference. During a short bus ride to the convention center I found myself wedged in the last seat next to Pikachu. It turns out Pikachu is a college student competing in a performance challenge...

Tags: Supercomputer, Guard, Conference, Breakfast, Microsoft Windows, Sales Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2007-11-11