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Neo Triton
Amarr
Unamed Mofos
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Posted - 2008.05.15 13:13:00 -
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I remmeber someone talking about working to build a new supercomputer for eve at fanfest, i was just curious on how the progress is going? Are we going to see any server upgrades anytime soon or when will the super computer be ready???
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Tobias Sjodin
Ore Mongers
Black Hand.
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Posted - 2008.05.15 13:15:00 -
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It's going to be a long long while. It will require a complete overhaul of the server software among many other things. My guess is that it won't happen this year, maybe winter 2009?
Black Hand.
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William Alex
Viscosity
space weaponry and trade
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Posted - 2008.05.15 13:19:00 -
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Don't hold your breath, in fact, you'd probably do better to forget about it happening and when (if) it does just be surprised.
Counting the days will only make the time go by that much slower.
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Blutreiter
Amarr
Digital Fury Corporation
Digital Renegades
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Posted - 2008.05.15 13:23:00 -
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The hamsters need to build up more muscle mass. Steroids need time to work.
Cogito ergo boom
- I think i'll blow sh*t up
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I know we have said this before, but this time we really mean itÖ
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ezraniel
Caldari
An Eye For An Eye
Digital Renegades
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Posted - 2008.05.15 14:57:00 -
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well actually BUILDING the thing wouldn't take long, if the datacenter is in place, probably a month or so, then some tests to see if it all runs perfectly, cabling and all, so prob 2 months to actually "build" the supercomputer, the problem as stated before me is the serversoftware to run on it, which basicly has to be written from scratch to benefit from the infrastructure....
So ye... don't hold your breath
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Sgt Blade
Caldari
Save Yourself Inc.
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Posted - 2008.05.15 18:21:00 -
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It Will Be Ready SOONÖ
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LaVista Vista
Conservative Shenanigans Party
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Posted - 2008.05.15 18:23:00 -
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Hellmar said that it would go live 2008. So early 2009 is my bet 
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Armoured C
Gallente
Globaltech Industries
The ENTITY.
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Posted - 2008.05.15 18:23:00 -
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need better server wheels made for the genetic hybrid hamsters CCP have made 
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Amastat
Caldari
Omegatech
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Posted - 2008.05.15 18:25:00 -
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Edited by: Amastat on 15/05/2008 18:25:26
Do we have any idea if it's Nivida, Microsoft, or IBM making and supplying this supercomputer? I imagine this may probably be custom made, since pretty much every super computer in existence has been used for research - not video games.
Do we know what speeds this thing will be capable of clocking?
How big is it?
What is CCP's A/C & Power Bills going to be to run this baby?
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LaVista Vista
Conservative Shenanigans Party
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Posted - 2008.05.15 18:29:00 -
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I believe the cluster will be the same hardware as it is now. They are merely going to switch out the ethernet for infiniband.
So it's AMD cores with Microsoft Windows 2003(They might just upgrade to 2008, that would rock)
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Amastat
Caldari
Omegatech
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Posted - 2008.05.15 18:32:00 -
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Originally by: LaVista Vista
I believe the cluster will be the same hardware as it is now. They are merely going to switch out the ethernet for infiniband.
So it's AMD cores with Microsoft Windows 2003(They might just upgrade to 2008, that would rock)
Hmm i guess maybe I misread this post then. I sounded to me like they were actually getting a entirely new computer, a super computer to replace the server, or most of it.
Going from Ethernet to Infiniband sounds more like a simple upgrade IMO - hardly a super computer.
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Faife
Noctiscion
Twilight Trade Cartel
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Posted - 2008.05.15 18:34:00 -
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Originally by: Amastat
Hmm i guess maybe I misread this post then. I sounded to me like they were actually getting a entirely new computer, a super computer to replace the server, or most of it.
Going from Ethernet to Infiniband sounds more like a simple upgrade IMO - hardly a super computer.
your posts hurt my CS degree. it started crying right about when you asked if nvidia is making a server-side supercomputer.
that last one really got it though.
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Bimjo
Caldari
SKULLDOGS
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Posted - 2008.05.15 19:02:00 -
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at the 2006 fanfest(note:year before last) we were told the new super computer is being built with IBM and MS(probably Nvidia too,though I didn't hear that in the lecture)
I am hoping that CCP are a long way into this project
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