Is the United States Air Force did. They create a supercomputer with components derived from about 2,000 units of the PlayStation 3.
Name supercomputer that Condor. He created the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in New York. The U.S. military said, their choice to use the device solely for cost effectiveness and environmentally friendly technologies.
Condor from the 1760 military assembles the PlayStation 3. The main component is taken from the processor. Processors are assembled in such a way this game with high-level military technology so that it becomes a machine that speeds the process is 50 thousand times faster than a standard notebook.
Condor speed believed to be in ranked 34th in the world's fastest supercomputer machines. Anything he can do? Military makes Condor to work artificial intelligence research, pattern detection, reconnaissance and high-resolution image analysis.
In addition to speed and of course cheap, Condor is also famous for its friendly environment. Electricity to drive the Condor is only one tenth of the usual power supercomputers.
"The total cost we make Condor only 2 million dollars. This remarkable savings from making the previous supercomputer can reach 10-20 times as much," said Mark Barnell, director of the AFRL, as quoted by the telegraph.
He reveals, AFRL interested in developing supercomputers of the PlayStation 3 because there is Cell BE chip components. This component has a tremendous power to accelerate multimedia applications much-needed chance the U.S. Air Force.
He added that other institutions that have a supercomputer capable of Condor is the equivalent of U.S. Defense Department.
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