PlayStation 3 Cluster, Or Skynet?

Last month, we told you about the United States Air Force’s plans to purchase around 2200 PlayStation 3 consoles to crunch some data with. Wonder what that kind of horsepower actually looks like?

Here’s just a taste. This is the back room of the USAF Research Laboratory’s information directorate in Rome, New York, and these are the branch’s original allotment of 336 consoles. Which is terrifying enough. Factor in another 2200 and we’re getting to the stage where Miles Dyson needs to be blown away.

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    Luke

    Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 11:07 PM

    They have even got the hi-def TV hooked up

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    brent3000

    Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 12:22 AM

    and people thought it was a gaming machine… LOL

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    Robert Nicholas

    Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 2:54 AM

    While a cool pic, 336 x PS3′s, its still just hard metal. What spins the wheels is the mega-MIPS those babies are throwing out :)

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    Dr_Stef

    Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 7:09 AM

    I think it’s a cover. They are massing this amount for the biggest Army ‘MW2′ LAN party ever.

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    Fracture

    Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 8:14 AM

    I bought a very early model PS3 but … wouldn’t this produce an insanely untolerable amount of heat

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      Camb3h

      Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 8:29 AM

      Yeah, but all servers do which is why they’ve got it in a fancy server room which would have awesome cooling (asusmably). They’re great if you’re feeling a bit hot in summer!

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    Fracture

    Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    how can I turn my pc into a fridge

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    Michael

    Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 9:08 AM

    I honestly wonder if that amount of machines could churn out an Artificial Intelligence. I mean… If that doesnt, what will!?

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    Marathon

    Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 11:31 AM

    Only 336? Should have 360 PS3′s hooked up just to rub it in microsoft’s face.

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      Brad

      Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 12:36 PM

      LOL @ Marathon, Classic!

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