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post #31 of 74
7/12/12 at 8:41pm
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This is awesome... I've been considering applying for a position at AMD too. Definitely helping their case!
Seriously... every time I read an article about AMD I think about that image and start laughing. That's probably the one meme that I wish I could permanently allow in the News sections!

we found a favorite!!

muhahahahahaha

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Bottom line is that it's good for stockholders because AMD is getting to do research without their own money. Any information learned is free and the possibility of other government contracts in the future.

and it's great for stockprice/reputation thumb.gif
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7/12/12 at 9:02pm
Why not a bailout like for GM? I guess they can't just go around throwing copious amounts of cash around anymore, so $12.6 million will have to do guys.

Hope it gets used wisely.

Exascale, what's next after exascale?
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post #33 of 74
7/12/12 at 9:52pm
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Moar cores? tongue.gif I'm sorry I had to. XD Something to brighten my depressing day.
Must this be used every time AMD even comes to mention? Even 4chan reserves itself to using memes in context, only.

"Moarine cores?" would've been acceptable.
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7/12/12 at 10:55pm
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Why not a bailout like for GM? I guess they can't just go around throwing copious amounts of cash around anymore, so $12.6 million will have to do guys.
Hope it gets used wisely.
Exascale, what's next after exascale?
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7/12/12 at 11:00pm
when do we get to googlescale?
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7/12/12 at 11:56pm
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Moar cores? tongue.gif I'm sorry I had to. XD Something to brighten my depressing day.
Must this be used every time AMD even comes to mention? Even 4chan reserves itself to using memes in context, only.

"Moarine cores?" would've been acceptable.

This. It's not funny anymore, it's like the "But can it run Crysis" joke in that seeing it everywhere really killed it.

Good for AMD, APUs will be the future for this kind of stuff.
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7/13/12 at 12:03am
I read that the US no longer has the fastest supercomputer in the world, since Jaguar was pushed to third in the list by one in China, and that Japan has the fastest. The same article said that the US government set aside 126 million dollars for research. So AMD has just received 10% of that. Having the most powerful supercomputer is about more than just bragging rights, it affects all spheres of research since you can use the machines for research, simulation, etc.

Perhaps they liked the direction AMD was going with APU's. An APU with a powerful enough graphics unit would allow calculations to happen on both the CPU cores and the GPU, on a single chip. Also, even though $12mil isn't a lot of money, being awarded the grant is also about prestige, and the fact that you may uncover something useful you can use. Assuming the US government didn't decide on AMD for no good reason, perhaps they're already onto something.
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7/13/12 at 12:04am
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Nvidia dosent make CPU's so it goes without saying. Nvidia did supply 980 Fermi's to this project research that AMD will need to work with.

That must sting a little for AMD's ATI division ..
Not too far back in history, AMD was making some superior chips and Intel had to play catch up, and when they did, they decided to floor it and have left AMD so far in the dust... I would love to see some i7 killers from AMD..

At any rate, good for AMD for picking up some business.
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7/13/12 at 3:09am
Why not IBM? Aren't they the supercomputing masters? Or am I getting my companies/manufacturers/etc all mixed up?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shogon View Post

Why not a bailout like for GM? I guess they can't just go around throwing copious amounts of cash around anymore, so $12.6 million will have to do guys.
Hope it gets used wisely.
Exascale, what's next after exascale?
Because AMD isn't bankrupt.
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I read that the US no longer has the fastest supercomputer in the world, since Jaguar was pushed to third in the list by one in China, and that Japan has the fastest. The same article said that the US government set aside 126 million dollars for research. So AMD has just received 10% of that. Having the most powerful supercomputer is about more than just bragging rights, it affects all spheres of research since you can use the machines for research, simulation, etc.
Perhaps they liked the direction AMD was going with APU's. An APU with a powerful enough graphics unit would allow calculations to happen on both the CPU cores and the GPU, on a single chip. Also, even though $12mil isn't a lot of money, being awarded the grant is also about prestige, and the fact that you may uncover something useful you can use. Assuming the US government didn't decide on AMD for no good reason, perhaps they're already onto something.
The US just got the fastest supercomputer in the world with IBM's Sequoia. And as you can see, it's not in first by a trivial amount.
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