Cray Desktop Supercomputer

Now, before I show you the cool new toy, I have to point out why I will never trust SGI / Cray again.

I had 100 shares of SGI.  July 5th 2006 they announced this:

SGI's current shareholders will receive no recovery under the plan.

I thought WTF, so I emailed them. Lisa Pistacchio emailed me back:

Upon confirmation of the Plan of Reorganization, the current SGI stock will be cancelled.
For more information, please go to www.sgi.com/reorg

My regrets. I am a shareholder, too.  

I thought WTF?

So what happened? They dropped my stocks, didn't reimburse me a dime, then immediately started selling stocks again.  It's like if you loaned your friend money because you believed in and like them; then one day they walk up to you and say "Fuck you! I'm never paying you back biotch! BTW Can you loan me some more money?"

So, while I will never trust the company again, this does look cool (if expensive). Of course, I'd rather it be AMD and OpenSolaris, but hey....

Review

General Information
Item Number	Please confirm your selection.
Configuration Date	10/21/2008 12:46:53 PM

Product Information
Model	CRAY CX1
Total Processors	8 CPUs
Total Memory	128 GB RAM
Total Storage	4280 GB

Configuration Detail

Item Type Description Quantity SKU CX1 Enclosure CXC108 1    System CXC108 Chassis 1 CXC108    Redundant Power Supplies Single Phase Hot Swap Power Module (Kit of 2) 1 CX1SPHSPM    Form Factor Deskside Rolling Tray 1 CX1DSRT    Infiniband Kit InfiniBand Switch DDR 24 Ports 1 CX1IBSWDDR24    Warranty CXC108 - 3 Years Onsite NBD - 24 x 7 Tel Support (NA) 1 CXC1083YNBD24X7NA CX1 Nodes CN5400 1    CN5400 Compute Node CN5400 (Dual Processor) 1 CN5400    Processor Xeon Quad-Core E5472 3.0GHz 12M 1600 MHz 2 H5472    Memory 4GB FBDIMM DDR2 800MHz ECC/Reg. 8 4GF8    Hard Drive 320GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3Gbps 2.5" 1 320725    Remote Management Remote Management Module 1 CX1RMM    Fiber Channel LSI 7204EP-LC Dual Port 4GB FC HBA 1 LSI7204EPLCKIT    Warranty CC48/CC54 - 3 Years Onsite NBD - 24 x 7 Call Center Support (NA) 1 CC48/CC543YNBD24X7NA    Infiniband Kit InfiniBand Kit (DP) DDR 1 CX1IBKITUPDDR    Operating System Installation RH/OCS - Factory Install - Basic Services (per node) 1 CX1FOIRHHPC    Operating System Support RH/OCS - 1 Year 24 x 7 Tel and Web support, unlimited incidents 1 SRHHPC1Y24x7x1H CX1 Nodes CS5408 1    CS5408 Storage Node CS5408 (DP - 8 x HS HDD) 1 CS5408    Processor Xeon Quad-Core E5472 3.0GHz 12M 1600 MHz 2 H5472    Memory 4GB FBDIMM DDR2 800MHz ECC/Reg. 8 4GF8    Internal Fixed Hard Drive 320GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3Gbps 2.5" 1 320725    Raid Controller RAID controller LSI SAS/SATA 8708EM2 8 ports, 3GB/s 1 LSI8708EM2    Battery Backup RAID Controller Optional Battery Backup LSI 8704/08EM2 1 LSIBBU6    Hot-Swap Hard Drives 250GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3Gbps 2.5" Extended Duty 8 250S725EX    Remote Management Remote Management Module 1 CX1RMM    Operating System Installation RH/OCS - Factory Install - Basic Services (per node) 1 CX1FOIRHHPC    Infiniband Kit InfiniBand Kit (DP) DDR 1 CX1IBKITUPDDR    Operating System Support RH/OCS - 1 Year 24 x 7 Tel and Web support, unlimited incidents 1 SRHHPC1Y24x7x1H    Warranty CS5408 - 3 Years Onsite NBD - 24 x 7 Call Center Support (NA) 1 CS54083YNBD24X7NA CX1 Nodes CV5401 1    CV5401 Visualization Node CV5401 (DP - 1 x Graphic) 1 CV5401    Processor Xeon Quad-Core E5472 3.0GHz 12M 1600 MHz 2 H5472    Memory 4GB FBDIMM DDR2 800MHz ECC/Reg. 8 4GF8    Hard Drive 320GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3Gbps 2.5" 1 320725    Video Card NVIDIA QuadroFX 5600 1 NVQFX5600    Remote Management Remote Management Module 1 CX1RMM    Warranty CV54 - 3 Years Onsite NBD - 24 x 7 Call Center Support (NA) 1 CV543YNBD24X7NA    Operating System Installation RH/OCS - Factory Install - Basic Services (per node) 1 CX1FOIRHHPC    Operating System Support RH/OCS - 1 Year 24 x 7 Tel and Web support, unlimited incidents 1 SRHHPC1Y24x7x1H    Infiniband Kit InfiniBand Kit (DP) DDR 1 CX1IBKITUPDDR CX1 Nodes CS5404 1    CS5404 Storage Node CS5404 (DP - 4 x HS HDD) 1 CS5404    Processor Xeon Quad-Core E5472 3.0GHz 12M 1600 MHz 2 H5472    Memory 4GB FBDIMM DDR2 800MHz ECC/Reg. 8 4GF8    Internal Fixed Hard Drive 320GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3Gbps 2.5" 1 320725    Raid Controller RAID controller LSI SAS/SATA 8704EM2 4 ports, 3GB/s 1 LSI8704EM2    Battery Backup RAID Controller Optional Battery Backup LSI 8704/08EM2 1 LSIBBU6    Hot-Swap Hard Drives 250GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3Gbps 2.5" Extended Duty 4 250S725EX    Remote Management Remote Management Module 1 CX1RMM    Warranty CS5404 - 3 Years Onsite NBD - 24 x 7 Call Center Support (NA) 1 CS54043YNBD24X7NA    Operating System Support RH/OCS - 1 Year 24 x 7 Tel and Web support, unlimited incidents 1 SRHHPC1Y24x7x1H    Infiniband Kit InfiniBand Kit (DP) DDR 1 CX1IBKITUPDDR    Operating System Installation RH/OCS - Factory Install - Basic Services (per node) 1 CX1FOIRHHPC Power Cord (kit of 2) CX1 Power Cord USA/JP 2.5M 2 CX1PC2 Keyboard and Mouse Cordless Keyboard and Mouse MX5500 1 CX1WKBMO Monitor Samsung 30 inches LCD Monitor Black 305T 2 S305T On-Site Installation Services RH/OCS - Onsite Install - Premium Services (per CX1 system) 1 OSIPMSHPC Road Case Rugged CX1 Roadcase 1 CX1RC Unit Price $84,089.00 Quantity 1 Total Price (USD) $84,089.00