AVADirect “Supercomputer” with Dual-Xeon and 4-GPU

If you've been keeping up with our articles about supercomputers, you probably know about the newest Top500 list and how both Intel and AMD earned some recognition through it.

What we are bringing you today is a different sort of supercomputer, one that does not need a huge area to exist or hundreds of CPUs and GPU accelerators. Instead, it is called a super computer because it is powerful enough to be considered “super” among its peers. AVADirect, the one who made the PC, chose not to give it a nice name for some reason. It felt satisfied with the DGS-XE5-SLICFX model code instead. Nevertheless, it did, at least, dub it a custom gaming system / workstation in its press release. The first thing to notice is the presence of two Xeon E5 quad-core central processing units from Intel. That makes a total of eight cores at 1.8 GHz base speed. Each CPU has its own Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 cooler and up to 64 GB of RAM linked to the DDR3 controller (for a total of 192 GB). EVGA's Classified SR-X dual-socket motherboard supports all this hardware, along with one, two, three or four graphics adapters (EVGA GeForce GTX 560 is one example).

Other specs include an optical drive (24X DVD writer by default), a 65-in-1 card reader, various HDD/SSD storage options (160 GB Intel 320 SSD) and a strong PSU (Thermaltake TR2 RX 850W power supply). "EVGA Is proud to partner with AVADirect to bring a powerhouse that boasts an extraordinary 192 GB of memory on the most capable 4-Way SLI and dual processor setups" said Joe Darwin, director of Technical Marketing at EVGA. "AVADirect has built a standard based on providing custom solutions for those with custom projects and unique requirements that typically cannot be met by pre-built workstation configurations. Partnerships with EVGA, aid us in our goal to provide unmatched solutions that professionals or enthusiasts need to get the job done right." Whatever hardware people decide upon is housed inside a Cooler Master Cosmos II case and run by Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. The price starts at $2641 / 2162 Euro.

AVADirect gaming/workstation "supercomputer"
Image credits to AVADirect

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