25 GHz machine

I have some computationally intense work to do, and I would like to
know where I could buy a computer that would run at the equivalent of,
say, 25 GHz. It would have to be already built since I don't have the
skills to build one from scratch. I would want to run an app that is
designed for a standard Win XP platform.

Since the fastest processors available now only run at about 3.2 GHz,
I suppose this would involve a multi-processor machine. But the
multiprocessor machines I see from Dell, for example, do not offer
processing power that is the SUM of all the processors to be applied
to a single task. They seem to simply be able to do multiple tasks
faster than a single processor machine.

I would want the total power of all processors harnessed to work on a
single task.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
saxon

(Clifford535) wrote in message . com...
I have some computationally intense work to do, and I would like to
know where I could buy a computer that would run at the equivalent of,
say, 25 GHz. It would have to be already built since I don't have the
skills to build one from scratch. I would want to run an app that is
designed for a standard Win XP platform.

Since the fastest processors available now only run at about 3.2 GHz,
I suppose this would involve a multi-processor machine. But the
multiprocessor machines I see from Dell, for example, do not offer
processing power that is the SUM of all the processors to be applied
to a single task. They seem to simply be able to do multiple tasks
faster than a single processor machine.

I would want the total power of all processors harnessed to work on a
single task.

Any ideas?


You'll need a, "CRAY RESEARCH", machine...millions of dollars.
Perhaps you can find one operating in your area and buy time on it. If
at first you don't succeed, they say, give it up!

Thanks,
saxon

You'll need a, "CRAY RESEARCH", machine...millions of dollars.
Perhaps you can find one operating in your area and buy time on it. If
at first you don't succeed, they say, give it up!

Thanks,
saxon

You could use the 64bit XP with a 10 machine beowoulf network though
I'm not to sure that you could run that all from one monitor. What
crazy computations could you need, That 25ghz machine could find pi in
seconds (To millions of digits) or is this just a thread of curisitoy.
Seeing as you don't know how to build a machine you would need to hire
ppl to build you the system and I'd like to see the benchmarks if you
have the hundreds of dollars. Oh BTW you would need like 100/1000
close linked ethernet for this to work proplery and those reuters cost
alot

Keep your stick on the Ice
Anthony Brohan

Contact either IBM's or HP's Business Division. You are talking about a
serious, non-consumer, EXPENSIVE machine. You are looking at paying for an
8+ CPU machine.

--
DaveW



"Clifford535" wrote in message
om...
I have some computationally intense work to do, and I would like to
know where I could buy a computer that would run at the equivalent of,
say, 25 GHz. It would have to be already built since I don't have the
skills to build one from scratch. I would want to run an app that is
designed for a standard Win XP platform.

Since the fastest processors available now only run at about 3.2 GHz,
I suppose this would involve a multi-processor machine. But the
multiprocessor machines I see from Dell, for example, do not offer
processing power that is the SUM of all the processors to be applied
to a single task. They seem to simply be able to do multiple tasks
faster than a single processor machine.

I would want the total power of all processors harnessed to work on a
single task.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
saxon

Also, Windows XP Pro will only handle up to 2 CPU machines. Your looking at
using Windows 2003 Advanced Server software.

--
DaveW



"Clifford535" wrote in message
om...
I have some computationally intense work to do, and I would like to
know where I could buy a computer that would run at the equivalent of,
say, 25 GHz. It would have to be already built since I don't have the
skills to build one from scratch. I would want to run an app that is
designed for a standard Win XP platform.

Since the fastest processors available now only run at about 3.2 GHz,
I suppose this would involve a multi-processor machine. But the
multiprocessor machines I see from Dell, for example, do not offer
processing power that is the SUM of all the processors to be applied
to a single task. They seem to simply be able to do multiple tasks
faster than a single processor machine.

I would want the total power of all processors harnessed to work on a
single task.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
saxon

(Clifford535) wrote in message . com...
I have some computationally intense work to do, and I would like to
know where I could buy a computer that would run at the equivalent of,
say, 25 GHz. It would have to be already built since I don't have the
skills to build one from scratch. I would want to run an app that is
designed for a standard Win XP platform.

Since the fastest processors available now only run at about 3.2 GHz,
I suppose this would involve a multi-processor machine. But the
multiprocessor machines I see from Dell, for example, do not offer
processing power that is the SUM of all the processors to be applied
to a single task. They seem to simply be able to do multiple tasks
faster than a single processor machine.

I would want the total power of all processors harnessed to work on a
single task.

Any ideas?


Indeed.... If you're serious, rent some time from a local
supercomputer.... It'll cost thousands of dollars per hour, but it'll
be as fast as you're talking about, and definitely the least hassle.

If you're just curious, then you want to know more about "cluster
computing" - search for it on Google for some info. Linux has a
cluster computer distribution that could be used for a
university-level project, if that's what you have in mind - you can
cluster hundreds or even thousands of individual computers - that's
what they used to break PGP encryption a while back. It's fascinating
that you could take a bunch of old 486's and turn them in to a monster
computer. If you'd want to use commercial software, though, think
again - you'd have to program your own software for this kind of
computer; it needs to be specifically programmed for this type of
multiprocessing.

Check out this recent news story - they took a bunch of Mac G5's and
made the 3rd fastest computer ever - all for only $7 million, too - I
think I'll have to build me one....
http://start.earthlink.net/newsartic...7UMIL1G0_story


Thanks,
saxon

You're welcome! )
ECM