Remember Cray Computer? Only used for high end government applications?

Dell now offers the Cray CX1 Deskside Supercomputer
for only $49,999

from the Dell site:


Highlights
•Provides NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 graphics card
•Features multiple levels of GPU acceleration leveraging NVIDIA’s CUDA environment
•Offers 16-port gigabit Ethernet Switch
•Allows additional workstations or iSCSI storage devices to be plugged into the system
•Incorporates Microsoft Windows 7 workstation with 36-core Intel Xeon Processor 5600 series

Overview
The CX1-iWS™ Best Configuration System from Cray includes a fully featured Microsoft® Windows® 7 workstation with a 36-core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600 series cluster running Windows HPC Server® 2008. All these features are combined in a convenient deskside form factor that can be run without any special power or machine room infrastructure. The workstation node features an NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 5800 graphics card that can support two high definition monitors for visualization. And NVIDIA Quadro cards feature multiple levels of GPU acceleration leveraging NVIDIA’s CUDA™ environment. Also, the Cray CX1-iWS system can become the hub for workgroup high performance computing. It features an integrated 16-port gigabit Ethernet switch allowing additional workstations or iSCSI storage devices to be plugged into the system. Users can work with parallel applications without ever leaving the Windows desktop. Furthermore, additional workstations can leverage the Cray CX1-iWS’s shared storage, cluster nodes, and even schedule jobs on the NVIDIA CUDA GPU accelerator.

Not in my budget, but interesting to read about.
Cray is considered one of the top 5 innovative tech companies in the U.S.
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