Comments on: They’re not just for gaming

By: Kinect for Science at Bench Press

Kinect for Science at Bench Press — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:37:41 +0000

[...] before about applying gaming technology to science, but much of that has been about using games or gaming system chips. A recent Wired magazine article reveals another interesting use case: taking the capabilities of [...]

By: A blow to HPC enthusiasts at Bench Press

A blow to HPC enthusiasts at Bench Press — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:28:16 +0000

[...] mentioned the Playstation 3’s enormous computational potential in the past, and so we’re sad to [...]

By: HotChips 101

HotChips 101 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:40:29 +0000

[...] as specialized engines for computing power. I’ve discussed this a number of times over at the Bench Press blog, but the basic idea is that instead of using the jack-of-all-trades-and-master-of-none CPU, a [...]

By: Raytracing Radiotherapy at Bench Press

Raytracing Radiotherapy at Bench Press — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:04:37 +0000

[...] impressive demonstration of the power of graphics cards is the use of graphics processing units (GPUs) in ray tracing. For those of you not in the know, [...]

By: Computer Modeling at Bench Press

Computer Modeling at Bench Press — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:29:43 +0000

[...] our computers to be faster and more efficient. This may mean designing faster computer chips (or using GPUs and/or gaming processors) or looking into innovative new technologies such as distributed [...]

By: Cluster of PS3s break MD5-SSL at Bench Press

Cluster of PS3s break MD5-SSL at Bench Press — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:40:17 +0000

[...] scary news if you’re an IT guy (although promising if, like us, you believe in the power of alternative processors), but basically it shows that the Playstation 3’s super-powered Cell processor really is [...]

By: SEOAlaminos

SEOAlaminos — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:03:40 +0000

on this part, everything is for real,. the sound accessories especially the graphics it more upgraded than than Playstation 2

By: Distribute compute at Bench Press

Distribute compute at Bench Press — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:34:39 +0000

[...] One approach to addressing this has been to build faster, more powerful computers, potentially with chips better suited to performing advanced calculations (like graphics cards or IBM’s Cell processor). But, this approach has serious limitations [...]