| 66 | | Because Limulus is designed with a heat/power/performance/noise envelope. An HPC server can pack in cores because in a data center, there is dedicated power, cooling, and a tolerance for fan noise. Have you ever run an HPC server (or two) next to your desk?''' |
| | 66 | Because Limulus is designed with a heat/power/performance/noise envelope. An HPC server can pack in cores because in a data center, there is dedicated power, cooling, and a tolerance for fan noise. Have you ever run an HPC server (or two) next to your desk? |
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| | 68 | '''Why don't you pack a bunch of GPU processors into the case?''' |
| | 69 | Using GPU's is a great solution if it fits your problem, but GPUs require more power and more heat must be removed from the case. Thus, these devices (as currently used in HPC) don't fit into the Limulus heat/power/performance/noise envelope. The AMD Fusion devices with a SIMD unit (GP-GPU) integrated into the processor is an interesting approach that we will be investigating. |
