VT Supercomputer G5s to be Replaced Due To Overheating?
I found this at a PC forum (www.sharkyforums.com) when taking a look at the 'other side' in the 'G5 mod shocker' controversy.
Does anyone think there is any truth in the belief that the VT Supercomputer is being rebuilt with Xserves because the consumer desktop G5s in it where causing too mush heat and were shutting themselves down? Or is this a spiteful PC-users rumour?
I couldn't find anything after a (brief) search.
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Well.. .the funny thing is.... those pc's are getting replaced ALREADY!!! Someone goofed BIG TIME when they put that system together.
The inside scoop is that the machines are over-heating and shutting themselves down. As a result, VT is swapping out all of the G5's and putting in the new xU based cases (forget the name of the model and the U size).
OOPS!
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Originally posted by NoOneinParticular
If the G5 is crap then why did Virginia Tech choose 1100 G5s to create the worlds third fastest supercomputer at only a mere fraction of the cost?
Originally posted by NoOneinParticular
If the G5 is crap then why did Virginia Tech choose 1100 G5s to create the worlds third fastest supercomputer at only a mere fraction of the cost?
Well.. .the funny thing is.... those pc's are getting replaced ALREADY!!! Someone goofed BIG TIME when they put that system together.
The inside scoop is that the machines are over-heating and shutting themselves down. As a result, VT is swapping out all of the G5's and putting in the new xU based cases (forget the name of the model and the U size).
OOPS!
Does anyone think there is any truth in the belief that the VT Supercomputer is being rebuilt with Xserves because the consumer desktop G5s in it where causing too mush heat and were shutting themselves down? Or is this a spiteful PC-users rumour?
I couldn't find anything after a (brief) search.
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There would be a total of 2760 nodes for 5520 processors.
And it will be the world's biggest, beating the Earth Simulator.
Will it be faster? That's the question.
Will VT spend the money? Will Apple finance it?
Won't happen. Too expensive. Why would a university need the fastest supercomputer in the world. It would be very cool, but it won't happen.
Now I guess they should have banned me rather than just shut off posting priviledges, because kickaha and Amorph definitely aren't going to like being called to task when they thought they had it all ignored *cough* *cough* I mean under control. Just a couple o' tools.
Don't worry, as soon as my work resetting my posts is done I'll disappear forever.
Originally posted by DMBand0026
Short answer: No
Won't happen. Too expensive. Why would a university need the fastest supercomputer in the world. It would be very cool, but it won't happen.
Why do people speak when they don't know what they're talking about? (this and politics. )
What better thing than to gain huge government support (and contracts) by bringing the supercomputer champion title back to the States?
I think he's going to do it and it was the plan all along.
Because right now if they just swap 1 PowerMac for 1 Cluster node, there's going to be 2/3 of the racks, cabling and all that expensive cooling equipment going to waste.
Why buy all that stuff and set it up, just to take it down a few month's later?
Impractical, not very scientific use of resources.