MareNostrum is claimed to be the “most powerful supercomputer in Europe (and the world’s fifth most powerful) as of November 2006, according to the LINPACK benchmark.” First picture in gallery.
The supercomputer consists of 2560 JS21 blade computing nodes[2], each with 2 dual-core IBM 64-bit PowerPC 970MP processors running at 2.3 GHz for 10240 CPUs in total. The MareNostrum supercomputer has 20 TB of RAM and 280 TB of external disk storage for more persistent storage
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Bringing two laptops into the bathroom with you might be pushing it, but building a special table for a desktop computer next to the toilet is definitely unusual to say the least. First picture in gallery.
In case of FBI, abandon computers, or at least that’s what this computer pirate did. Could it be anymore obvious as to what the disc recorders were being used for?
(Thanks, Pamela)
It’s not everday that you see a cup of “Java” that’s actually brewed by Sun Microsystems, developer of the Java language.
(Thanks, Brian)
Touted as the “Ultimate Workstation”, this beast supposedly boasts “a 32 computer capacity.” Click below for more pictures.
. Eight 17″ LCD screens are a bit of a letdown in the setup, while eight full keyboards and mice allow four people to dual task at a time, while dropping their Cheeto crumbs on a gigantic 6’x4′ sliding keyboard tray
[via Gizmodo – Newlaunches]
Just how many motherboards can you stack before the whole tower comes tumbling down? I guess you’ll have to try building one yourself to find out.
(Thanks, James)
If you ever plan on moving data centers, we recommend organizing the cables. The above picture is a perfect example of how not to setup up servers.
(Thanks, Slate)
Have hundreds of PC cases laying around and don’t know what to do with them? Then why not build your own great wall of computers.
(Thanks, Jackson)
Most computer setups are boring — monitor, tower, keyboard, and more, but these definitely are not. Click below for more pictures.
[image via bit-tech]
Spotswood Custom Computers is offering a new line of PCs that were actually built from scratch, to resemble real drums. Product page. Click below to view more pictures.
Equivalent to a conventional, full-tower size rectangular case, the L-20 model is slightly less than 20 inches in diameter. It has enough room to house an ATX form factor motherboard, power supply, four internal 3.5″ hard drives and either one external slimline/notebook CD/DVD drive or two 5.25″ external CD/DVD drives. A 3.5″ I/O panel on the front of the case contains four USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire port, one headphone and one microphone connection
(Thanks, Rich)