Comments on: The Next Generation in Performance - serious computing on gaming hardware http://www.simbiosys.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-next-generation-in-performance-serious-computing-on-gaming-hardware/ Addressing the challenges of computational drug discovery Sun, 20 May 2012 03:31:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: luca http://www.simbiosys.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-next-generation-in-performance-serious-computing-on-gaming-hardware/#comment-127 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:37:13 +0000 http://www.simbiosys.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-next-generation-in-performance-serious-computing-on-gaming-hardware/#comment-127 Hi Darryl, as an ex-modeller and ex-gamer, I will keep two eyes on this. Don't have time to play anymore, though, so no console for this generation. Who knows, may be next time I'll see your program(s) in the Original Play Station Magazine Demo DVD? Luca Hi Darryl,

as an ex-modeller and ex-gamer, I will keep two eyes on this. Don’t have time to play anymore, though, so no console for this generation.

Who knows, may be next time I’ll see your program(s) in the Original Play Station Magazine Demo DVD?

Luca

]]> by: Darryl http://www.simbiosys.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-next-generation-in-performance-serious-computing-on-gaming-hardware/#comment-107 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:50:34 +0000 http://www.simbiosys.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-next-generation-in-performance-serious-computing-on-gaming-hardware/#comment-107 We, personally, have not done any tests with QM codes on the Cell, however, currently the IBM QS21 already comes with 2GB, specs: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/hardware/servers/qs21/ While the QS22 will have up to 16GB . Another option is the mercury Cell Accelerator Board which has 1GB XDR + 4GB DDR2 RAM: http://www.mc.com/microsites/cell/productdetails.aspx?id=2590 As I said, we haven't done any tests of QM, but I feel the newer implementations will have the memory to handle these codes. Now learning to program on them in an optimal fashion is a different question. We, personally, have not done any tests with QM codes on the Cell, however, currently the IBM QS21 already comes with 2GB, specs: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/hardware/servers/qs21/

While the QS22 will have up to 16GB .

Another option is the mercury Cell Accelerator Board which has 1GB XDR + 4GB DDR2 RAM:
http://www.mc.com/microsites/cell/productdetails.aspx?id=2590

As I said, we haven’t done any tests of QM, but I feel the newer implementations will have the memory to handle these codes. Now learning to program on them in an optimal fashion is a different question.

]]> by: Darryl http://www.simbiosys.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-next-generation-in-performance-serious-computing-on-gaming-hardware/#comment-106 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:48:13 +0000 http://www.simbiosys.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-next-generation-in-performance-serious-computing-on-gaming-hardware/#comment-106 I posted a quick note about programming on the Cell on the Chemistry Computing List, CCL. The following comment was made on the list and I thought readers here might be interested also [my response to follow]. Sent to CCL by: Jerome Kieffer [jerome.Kieffer-x-terre-adelie.org] Nice paper ... Have you made some tests on QM codes ? because 1GB of memory is really tiny for QM. Best regards. -- Jérôme KIEFFER : http://www.terre-adelie.org I posted a quick note about programming on the Cell on the Chemistry Computing List, CCL. The following comment was made on the list and I thought readers here might be interested also [my response to follow].

Sent to CCL by: Jerome Kieffer [jerome.Kieffer-x-terre-adelie.org]

Nice paper …

Have you made some tests on QM codes ? because 1GB of memory is really
tiny for QM.

Best regards.
–
Jérôme KIEFFER : http://www.terre-adelie.org

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