That's not a processor....... THIS is a processor !
17 October 2003, 05:01 PM
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well 8 actually
with 144Mb of cache
a wind up maybe ??
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17 October 2003, 05:13 PM
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show us ur pins
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17 October 2003, 05:16 PM
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Looks to me like lots of little cardboard squares stuck together...
17 October 2003, 05:21 PM
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17 October 2003, 05:21 PM
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You'd need one of these to keep it cool
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17 October 2003, 09:21 PM
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Looks like a beer coaster...
17 October 2003, 10:04 PM
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Nah its none of the above
That guy in the pic, has got really tiny hands
18 October 2003, 09:10 AM
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Wouldn't want to put that in the wrong way around!!!
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18 October 2003, 05:36 PM
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That's an IBM Power5 MCM (multi-chip module).
20 October 2003, 10:21 AM
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it does indeed look like a beer coaster with squares of card stuck to it, i mean some of the gold ones arnt even straight!
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My mums got about 200 of those lining the shower cubicle...
20 October 2003, 10:53 AM
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Wonder what the overclocking abilities of that chip is?
20 October 2003, 11:07 AM
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The full story here:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=12217
Some highlights..
276 million transistors
5,400 pins (!!!) (2300 signal, 3100 power)
>200Gb/sec L1 cache bandwidth (per processor)
A serious bit of kit..
Cheers,
A.
[Edited by AlexM - 10/20/2003 11:10:54 AM]
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Where's his antistatic strap
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21 October 2003, 11:50 AM
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On his ankle
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