Comments on: The Most Expensive Computer Playoffs http://www.wambooli.com/blog/2008/07/18/the-most-expensive-computer-playoffs/ Thrice weekly high tech commentary Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:13:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: admin http://www.wambooli.com/blog/2008/07/18/the-most-expensive-computer-playoffs/#comment-169 admin Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:39:59 +0000 http://www.wambooli.com/blog/?p=119#comment-169 There is a limit to technology. For example, you can't pack a PC with 200 processors or 5 petabytes of RAM. That would be something, though! Yes, it's fun. ;) There is a limit to technology. For example, you can’t pack a PC with 200 processors or 5 petabytes of RAM. That would be something, though! Yes, it’s fun. ;)

]]> By: Douglas http://www.wambooli.com/blog/2008/07/18/the-most-expensive-computer-playoffs/#comment-168 Douglas Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:16:39 +0000 http://www.wambooli.com/blog/?p=119#comment-168 I do this all the time when I'm at school and bored. I customized a Dell XPS system, and upped the quantity to 999. Had I have ordered, the people at Dell would have had a day off (It came to about AU$9,999,999ish). It's fun. (And, Dan, I too lust for that Mac. I don't have enough room, let alone money, for the damned thing!) I do this all the time when I’m at school and bored. I customized a Dell XPS system, and upped the quantity to 999. Had I have ordered, the people at Dell would have had a day off (It came to about AU$9,999,999ish). It’s fun. (And, Dan, I too lust for that Mac. I don’t have enough room, let alone money, for the damned thing!)

]]> By: jamh51 http://www.wambooli.com/blog/2008/07/18/the-most-expensive-computer-playoffs/#comment-161 jamh51 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:13:28 +0000 http://www.wambooli.com/blog/?p=119#comment-161 A bit OT: I've heard the NVIDIA Quadro series are really not that great for games but do a bang-up job on CAD rendering and whatnot. Since I do CAD rendering, I bought a GeForce 7800 GS (one of the last AGP interface video cards), and it is pretty good. But it's optimized for framerate and not for single high-poly renders like that. On games it does a good job. I have priced out really high end computers like that. I was staggered by Mac's prices. I do think they're overpriced. A bit OT: I’ve heard the NVIDIA Quadro series are really not that great for games but do a bang-up job on CAD rendering and whatnot. Since I do CAD rendering, I bought a GeForce 7800 GS (one of the last AGP interface video cards), and it is pretty good. But it’s optimized for framerate and not for single high-poly renders like that. On games it does a good job.

I have priced out really high end computers like that. I was staggered by Mac’s prices. I do think they’re overpriced.

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