Alienware now makes fastest GIMPS machines out there?

E_tron · 2003-09-02, 02:19

Now you can truly be the first to own the new Alienware Area-51m, the ultimate mobile gaming machine. Alienware is offering the first new Area-51m on eBay. The winning bidder will become the proud owner of the fastest mobile gaming machine (and GIMPS machine :) ) on the planet even before it is offered for sale.
-ebay item 3428877889

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3428877889

It is hard to tell if you are paying for the signature

, the "first of" hahaha at your friends, or the actual specs. But i can tell you one thing, that machine could definitely run Prime95 w/ that 3.2ghz P4 :) .

I wonder at that price could we build a GIMPS super computer

.

tom11784 · 2003-09-02, 03:02

For $15K, we could run 35~40 computers with 1.5GHz celerons, and alternate monitor usage to check progress, which for our purposes I think would do better than 1 computer running a 3.2GHz P4.

NookieN · 2003-09-02, 07:02

I'll bet that "laptop" has a battery life of about 20 minutes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom11784

For $15K, we could run 35~40 computers with 1.5GHz celerons, and alternate monitor usage to check progress, which for our purposes I think would do better than 1 computer running a 3.2GHz P4.

A monitor, who needs a monitor? You just install linux on all of them and telnet in when you need to make adjustments to the client.

Xyzzy · 2003-09-02, 08:11

Telnet? Oh the horror! :)

tom11784 · 2003-09-02, 13:11

eh to telnet

- not sure about linux since i've never used it (we need a gasp emoticon) - but you can buy a 15" monitor for like $10 at the right sale

kwstone · 2003-09-02, 13:35

VNC is a nice, user-friendly freeware solution. So simple even I can install it. Works on Windoze and UNIX.

http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

Forget the monitors!

Reboot It · 2003-09-02, 17:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwstone

Forget the monitors!

[pedant] Well, presumably you need one monitor! Otherwise, even with VNC, you're not going to be able to see a thing! :) [/pedant]

eepiccolo · 2003-09-02, 18:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom11784

For $15K, we could run 35~40 computers with 1.5GHz celerons, and alternate monitor usage to check progress, which for our purposes I think would do better than 1 computer running a 3.2GHz P4.

Well, it is back down to $11k. The person who bid $15k had their bid canceled, due to that person being a "Self-Proclaimed Bogus Bidder".

tom11784 · 2003-09-02, 18:23

so down to only 30 1.5 celeries?

E_tron · 2003-09-02, 22:05

dont the celerons get bad timings on 25M and up

? We would need some Northwood P4's :) .

QuintLeo · 2003-09-03, 02:30

Wouldn't be hard to build at least 30 Northwood P4 boxes for $11,000 - WITH KVMs and a monitor or two.

1.8's overclock nicely, or possibly 2.4C's though in smaller numbers....

2003-09-02, 02:19	#1
E_tron Sep 2002 Austin, TX 3×11×17 Posts	Alienware now makes fastest GIMPS machines out there? Now you can truly be the first to own the new Alienware Area-51m, the ultimate mobile gaming machine. Alienware is offering the first new Area-51m on eBay. The winning bidder will become the proud owner of the fastest mobile gaming machine (and GIMPS machine :) ) on the planet even before it is offered for sale. -ebay item 3428877889 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3428877889 It is hard to tell if you are paying for the signature , the "first of" hahaha at your friends, or the actual specs. But i can tell you one thing, that machine could definitely run Prime95 w/ that 3.2ghz P4 :) . I wonder at that price could we build a GIMPS super computer .

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2003-09-02, 03:02	#2
tom11784 Aug 2003 Upstate NY, USA 2·163 Posts	For $15K, we could run 35~40 computers with 1.5GHz celerons, and alternate monitor usage to check progress, which for our purposes I think would do better than 1 computer running a 3.2GHz P4.

2003-09-02, 08:11	#4
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 3×2,741 Posts	Telnet? Oh the horror! :)

2003-09-02, 13:11	#5
tom11784 Aug 2003 Upstate NY, USA 2·163 Posts	eh to telnet - not sure about linux since i've never used it (we need a gasp emoticon) - but you can buy a 15" monitor for like $10 at the right sale

2003-09-02, 13:35	#6
kwstone Jun 2003 Shanghai, China 1101101₂ Posts	VNC is a nice, user-friendly freeware solution. So simple even I can install it. Works on Windoze and UNIX. http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ Forget the monitors!

2003-09-02, 18:23	#9
tom11784 Aug 2003 Upstate NY, USA 2×163 Posts	so down to only 30 1.5 celeries?

2003-09-02, 22:05	#10
E_tron Sep 2002 Austin, TX 1061₈ Posts	dont the celerons get bad timings on 25M and up ? We would need some Northwood P4's :) .

2003-09-03, 02:30	#11
QuintLeo Oct 2002 Lost in the hills of Iowa 448₁₀ Posts	Wouldn't be hard to build at least 30 Northwood P4 boxes for $11,000 - WITH KVMs and a monitor or two. 1.8's overclock nicely, or possibly 2.4C's though in smaller numbers....