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05-27-2009, 05:31 PM #1cout << m_subtitle;
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Ever felt like you needed more processor power?
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archi...090526comp.htm
Intel's Kennedy Brown and IBM's Kevin Powell show you a sneak peek of an 8 socket, 64 core, 128 thread IBM server based on Intel's Nehalem-EX processor.
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05-27-2009, 06:33 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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I want this.
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05-27-2009, 07:42 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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somebody wanna buy me the winning lottery ticket? ill buy everyone a computer with the best parts
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05-27-2009, 08:01 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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I guess when these new processors are released the i7's will be a little more affordable.
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05-27-2009, 08:08 PM #5Corporate Member
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Being a dedicated server provider, I just reach to my right, grab a 32GB RAM 16 core box, install Gentoo on it, open up my favorite apps, and enjoy the breeze!
Except that my 16 core box feels and sounds like the USS Enterprise NCC-1701Last edited by UNIXy; 05-27-2009 at 08:13 PM.
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05-27-2009, 11:25 PM #6Newbie
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Wow! I wonder what AMD will put up against this?
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05-27-2009, 11:39 PM #7Disabled
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05-28-2009, 04:26 AM #8Web Hosting Evangelist
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From my armchair, 128 threads.. hmm memory limited across 'general' workloads? Maybe the new spiffy QPI links will help. Sure would be fun to play with though, and as Unixy noted, from a safe(quiet) distance
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05-28-2009, 10:35 AM #9Web Hosting Master
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Any idea when these processors can be expected at market?
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05-28-2009, 11:52 AM #10:]
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I believe it's late 2009-2010.
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05-28-2009, 12:39 PM #11cout << m_subtitle;
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05-28-2009, 04:34 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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05-29-2009, 10:34 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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