26.25 Gigaflops?

[LazyLion]

http://tech.nocr.at/hacking-security/2625-gigaflop-super-computer-1256/

I always feel the need to speed up the process of backup my my dvd’s and encoding them with DVD:RIP, I’m sure this bad boy would make it fly. Calvin College student Tim Brom built, from scratch, a 26.25 gigaflop supercomputer that runs off of a single wall outlet for about $1200. The supercomputer, called Microwolf, has 4 microATX motherboards, each with a dual core CPU and 2 gigs of ram, all connected with an 8-port gigabit switch. The entire thing also includes a DVD drive and a 250 gb hard drive, and runs Ubuntu.

Unfortunately the unit isn’t for sale, but if you want to build your own, there’s a complete write up on his website.

http://www.calvin.edu/~adams/research/microwulf/

How on earth do 4 dual-core processors equal 26.25 Gigaflops?

 

[Ghost02]

Can it run Crysis on max ?

 

[LazyLion]

yes, but there is a lot of screen stutter!

 

[Ryansta]

How many flops do i get for my e8400, P5q, 4 gigs ram, xfire 4850's? haha

 

[Ghost02]

What a ripoff then

 

[EasyUp Web Hosting]

Change the title to 26.25gbps and then I will be interested.