Mach 3.8 Supercomputer

I think the answer is...it depends. In many areas, G5 is faster...maybe most?

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The triple monitor display with 52" of screen space is actually pretty good value at $4000. ) Only about 30% more than if you bought 3 quality 19" monitors separately.

Runningbear

 

its all overpriced hype ;-/

 

prolly some kid in his garage...

 

too late steve jobs been there done that :-/

 

Yeah, I noticed that it was "only" $8K after browsing their site some more. But thanks.

But it's still amazing how "relatively cheap" high end systems are nowadays. A decade ago just a high end Mac was close to $5K. I guess now is about the same too. hehe.

I would guess a lot of the cost is the PurRam system that uses
hi-speed RAM as hard drives.

i can wait for it to come down in prices.. hehe

 

This is:

http://www.silicongraphics.com/origin/3000/overview.html

Or

http://www.silicongraphics.com/servers/altix/

I have never understood why SGI is such a cheap stock. IMHO, it should be at 20.

nitro

 

Reason SGI is low-priced imo is market share. Not many places, Disney and other movie studios, maybe some gamers, use high-end graphics computers.

See ya' later, nitro.

 

yeah but will either of those run quake?

 

Yes!

If I am not mistaken, Quake runs on Linux.

nitro