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wombatintexas
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 Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:44 am Post subject: new Hardware PCI card. |
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Not sure how hackable it is.... from what I've read it's a slimmed down version of the Cell processor - only 4 SPU's ..the question is who is going to be first to pull the Cell chip from their PS3 and stick it in it.....
http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/604962/leadtek-demos-cell-chip-on-a-pci-e-card.html
info from Engadget lists it at costing about $286.00 in Japan this month.....[/url] |
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J.F.
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The article title is misleading - the SpursEngine SE1000 is NOT a Cell processor in any form. It's merely four SPEs in a single package. The CBEA requires more than just SPEs to qualify as a Cell processor. To be accurate, the SpursEngine SE1000 is a Stream processor.
That said, the SPEs are pretty awesome for SIMD work. Having them available in a regular PC would be pretty cool... as long as the software was there. |
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rapso
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would be nice if it came with an sdk :)
the only alternative I know is the cell accelerator board for a price of $5k :( |
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rapso
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rapso
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:14 pm Post subject: FYI |
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| the leadtek card now hit European shelves, I just ordered mine (I dont link to any price bots as I guess that would be rated as spam). |
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