Interestingly, custom-made ASICs[1] to perform Folding@Home calculations have also been developed that perform at unprecedented speeds. Of course, there isn't a

Interestingly, custom-made ASICs[1] to perform Folding@Home calculations have also been developed that perform at unprecedented speeds. Of course, there isn't any reason someone outside of academia would be compelled to buy one. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_(computer) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_(computer)