Dual-core, quad-core, or eight-core systems not enough for ya? How about a system with support for up to 80 cores? That’s exactly what you’ll get with the newly announced SGI Octane III – and NO, it’s not a massive rackmount system. SGI calls it a “personal supercomputer” thanks to its office-ready one by two foot form factor, whisper quiet operations, easy-to-use features, low maintenance requirements, and support for standard office power outlets.

The SGI Octane III supports up to 80 core and nearly 1 terabyte of memory. Some of the configurations include:

• Ten dual-socket, Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series-based nodes
• One dual-socket, Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series-based workstation with advanced NVIDIA graphics and/or GP-GPU card support
• Nineteen single-socket, Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 3400 series-based nodes
• Nineteen single-socket, Dual-Core Intel® Atom™ processor-based nodes

Yeah.. that’s a lot of horse power..

From an operating system perspective, Octane III supports Microsoft HPC Server 2008, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS’s.

You’ll be able to check out the new Octane III at the upcoming Intel Developer Form (IDF) which will be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from Sept. 22 – 24th.

The Octane III is available now with Intel Xeon processor 5500 series or Intel Atom configurations. Base configuration price starts at $7995.

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