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GPUs can't run arbitrary code. You have to code specifically for them. They don't run operating systems or web servers or whatever. These are for massively para

by lwat 16y ago

GPUs can't run arbitrary code. You have to code specifically for them. They don't run operating systems or web servers or whatever. These are for massively parallel mathematical computations, not for system calls and threads and stuff like that.

phlux 16y ago
Right, I do know that -- What Iam saying is that a system that uses both GPUs and the fusion IO cards would seem to provide a kickass platform for mass computation on lots of data in a small form factor.
- lwat 16y ago
  Cuda rack servers are available for multiple vendors. http://www.geeks3d.com/20091009/cxt8000-nvidia-tesla-based-server-with-1920-cuda-cores-for-gpu-computing/ http://www.geeks3d.com/20091009/cxt8000-nvidia-tesla-based-s...
  - phlux 16y ago
    haha, When I was new to IT in Silicon Valley in 1997, we bought a bunch of clone servers from Colfax International - dual pentium II something-or-others, based on Super Micro mobos. We were running Windows NT with SQL Server as well as Linux (the founders of Linux Care, Dave Sifry and Art Tide set them up - we were doing EDI with sun, and were one of the first companies to use XML for the docs, which were manufacturing orders for copies of Sun OS -- we physically manufactured all their software (cd, manuals, boxes etc, and dropped shipped them to the customer) Anyway - after a few months we were having HORRID problems with the colfax boxes always locking up. They were about 12 or 14,000 bucks each at the time - which was insanely expensive for what we were getting. I think they had like a gig or ram or something small. We also had AS/400s which were many more times that, but that was for the JDE ERP system... We tried to work through the problems with Colfax, and finally called a meeting with them. They came in and my manager asks, "Colfax.... Colfax International. Where are your offices?" CI: "Sunnyvale." US: "So, any other offices" CI: "Nope - we are all based in the US" US: "I see, any international customers?" CI: "Nope, all in the bay area" US: "So why do you call yourselves "international"" CI: "...." --- Anyway, we ended up scrapping the boxes as high end IT workstations and bought name brand systems. Last time I bought clone HW. We even had some of the first VA Linux and Penguin systems -- when they were barely seen as anything but clones...

by lwat 16y ago

phlux 16y ago

Right, I do know that -- What Iam saying is that a system that uses both GPUs and the fusion IO cards would seem to provide a kickass platform for mass computation on lots of data in a small form factor.

lwat 16y ago
Cuda rack servers are available for multiple vendors. http://www.geeks3d.com/20091009/cxt8000-nvidia-tesla-based-server-with-1920-cuda-cores-for-gpu-computing/ http://www.geeks3d.com/20091009/cxt8000-nvidia-tesla-based-s...
- phlux 16y ago
  haha, When I was new to IT in Silicon Valley in 1997, we bought a bunch of clone servers from Colfax International - dual pentium II something-or-others, based on Super Micro mobos. We were running Windows NT with SQL Server as well as Linux (the founders of Linux Care, Dave Sifry and Art Tide set them up - we were doing EDI with sun, and were one of the first companies to use XML for the docs, which were manufacturing orders for copies of Sun OS -- we physically manufactured all their software (cd, manuals, boxes etc, and dropped shipped them to the customer) Anyway - after a few months we were having HORRID problems with the colfax boxes always locking up. They were about 12 or 14,000 bucks each at the time - which was insanely expensive for what we were getting. I think they had like a gig or ram or something small. We also had AS/400s which were many more times that, but that was for the JDE ERP system... We tried to work through the problems with Colfax, and finally called a meeting with them. They came in and my manager asks, "Colfax.... Colfax International. Where are your offices?" CI: "Sunnyvale." US: "So, any other offices" CI: "Nope - we are all based in the US" US: "I see, any international customers?" CI: "Nope, all in the bay area" US: "So why do you call yourselves "international"" CI: "...." --- Anyway, we ended up scrapping the boxes as high end IT workstations and bought name brand systems. Last time I bought clone HW. We even had some of the first VA Linux and Penguin systems -- when they were barely seen as anything but clones...