Perhaps you should host our site on this seph... :)

Hector, Europe’s fastest super computer
Posted on 15.01.2008 at 11:35 in Tech News by Martin

supercomputer that could help answer some of science’s biggest questions will be unveiled on Monday. With the power of 12,000 desktop PCs, the mammoth machine called HECToR is the fastest computer in Great Britain and one of the most powerful in Europe. It can make 63 million calculations each second, allowing scientists to conduct research into everything from climate change to new medicines. The purpose-built machine is housed in 60 wardrobe-sized cabinets in the University of Edinburgh’s advanced computing centre near the Scottish capital. After years of development, Chancellor Alistair Darling is due to attend the official launch ceremony for the 113 million pound machine.

“HECToR will enable us to do research that we simply could not do in any other way,” said Jane Nicholson, of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the public body which acts as the project’s managing agent. “We want to push forward the boundaries of knowledge.” Researchers will tap into its power to study ocean currents, build tiny parts for advanced computers and make warplanes less visible to radar. Other projects include research into superconductors, combustion engines and new materials. Scientists working in fields ranging from cosmology and atomic physics to disaster simulation and healthcare will also use the computer. HECToR, which stands for High-End Computing Terascale Resource, was made by the U.S. manufacturer Cray Inc. It must be just sweet to use the power of 12 thousand computers to encode movies…



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I'm sure that that would run Crysis

 

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Hate to see the electric bill for that sucker

 

lol i wonder if its running XP or vista

 

i don't think it's able to run vista.

 

Most likely Red Hat Linux ;D

 

Actually its probably running Windows ME...

 

Windows 98SE, because I KNOW ALL

 

That thing is huge...

 

mmmm.....computes almost as fast as my brain...

 

sure. ;D

anyway, instead of that being at home, it's the size of a house. nice.

 

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i wonder how old is that pc you're talking about?!

 

Probably in an early stage of the computer life.

 

That thing is nothing compared to my computer ;D

 

Wonder wut kind of graphics card it uses, probably an ATI. I could run my oblivion flawlessly on that thing.