Supermicro Shows Off 80-Core Xeon Server

[impulsefire911]

can it run minesweeper?

 

[Guest]

That's pretty hardCore.

 

[Guest]

Me want servuh!

 

[Guest]

JESUS!

 

[digitalrazoe]

That would be one hell of a workstation ~might have to ask for a raise to handle the newly large electric bill.

 

[thillntn]

Maybe better than a ps3 cluster? can i has a credit app?

 

[elcentral]

it got 4 way sli im pritty damn sure it will eat crysis 1 up and spit it up on a side walk.

 

[g00fysmiley]

somebody buy one for folding

 

[mavroxur]

What the hell is wrong with Tom's forums? We now have 80 core servers, and yet we still can't make a working forum?

 

[TeraMedia]

Am I the only one who thinks the facts in this article are presented in a bit of a disconnected fashion? I mean, they talk about a backplane with 4 slots, each capable of supporting 2 CPUs w/ 10 cores a piece (4 * 2 * 10 = 80). But then they talk about the Westmere EX E7-8800 series chipsets being able to support 8 cores each. So why don't they use modules with the 8-socket chipset instead of the 2-socket chipset for a total of 320 (4 * 8 * 10 = 320) cores? I mean, as long as they're going to support a lot of cores, why not go whole-hog?

Or does the backplane already use the 8800 chipset, and that's how they support 8 CPUs now?

 

[DasArachnid]

I don't think Penny would let me trade her in for one. Drat.

 

[mrmotion]

[citation][nom]quixilver1[/nom]Yeah, but can it run a Crysis server?[/citation]

Thanks for asking the pseudo relevant question lol

 

[mikem_90]

[citation][nom]applegetsmelaid[/nom]For 2800 watts the PSU looks kinda puny.[/citation]

Most Supermicro servers use big mean tough power supplies. I would guess from the maroon release tabs on the back of those two structures in the middle, they are the power supplies and it just uses a modular system. Notice how next to them are fan inlets, it appears designed for up to four power units. I would wager that is their power supply redundancy system in those.

Supermicro's blade chasis use big 1400w / 2000w PSUs, and can take up to four. Imagine having 8000W at your disposal?

 

[quixilver1]

[citation][nom]mrmotion[/nom]Thanks for asking the pseudo relevant question lol[/citation]
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