Taedrin
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Posted - 2010.10.29 18:21:00 -
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Edited by: Taedrin on 29/10/2010 18:26:53
 Originally by: Nikolai Kondratiev
Originally by: Gripen
Originally by: CCP Hunter
It is our goal that sometime in the not too distant future, EVE Online will have no daily downtime.
Does it mean that in "not too distant future" you'll be able to remap systems between the nodes without need of downtime? Will the node reboot (players disconnection) be still required for this?
By the time we get to Future(tm), which is way further than Soon(tm), computers will be so powerfull that each node will potentially able to hold a fleet fight with every New Eden pilot involved 
Unfortunately, computers have stopped getting "faster". We have essentially hit the physical limit with regards to maximum clock speeds with silicon semiconductors. You will notice that the desktop processor with the *highest* clock speed is the Pentium 4 at 3.8 GHz.
That was 6 years ago.
Now most fast processors are in the 3-3.3GHz range, though there are some that go as high as 3.6 GHz. Simply put, Intel and AMD have COMPLETELY abandoned any attempts at making their processors "faster". They instead focus on multiple core processing which relies on multithreading to see any real speed increases.
Since EVE's nodes are single threaded, they can not take (significant) advantage of multiple core processors. Thus they will not see any improved performance in the future, unless CCP manages to make it possible for more than one node to support a single solar system.
EDIT: I should clarify - we haven't hit the theoretical ceiling yet for silicone. However, the amount of heat generated by processors is so great that it's impossible to raise clock speeds very high without excessive cooling systems. The current world record clock speed is at around 8.2 GHz (they use liquid nitrogen cooling to get clock speeds that high). However, my point is that stock clock speeds have essentially remained the same for over 6 years now.
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Originally by: Dr Fighter
"how do you know when youve had a repro accident"
Theres modules missing and morphite in your mineral pile.
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