also @ TechSpot: Building a Thin Mini-ITX PC: Small and Silent Performance

Alienware lands supercomputer deal

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Julio Franco, Feb 18, 2004.

  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,049   +121

    Alienware, a privately held computer maker best known for its high-end PCs for video gamers, has signed a deal to build a powerful research computer for Florida International University.

    Miami-based Alienware, whose consumer systems can sell for $3,000 or more, said Tuesday the system would be powered by 98 of Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processors.

    Best of luck for Alienware who most likely got the deal after other major OEM such as HP and Dell had bid for the contract. This also gives a good hint that Alienware is considering diversification to certain areas while PC giants (as aforementioned) have agressively jumped on the enthusiast bandwagon as well.
    Julio Franco, Feb 18, 2004
    #1

  2. vassil3427 Newcomer, in training Posts: 822

    Sweet, 98 Opterons! That's uber sweet.
    vassil3427, Feb 18, 2004
    #2

  3. Skotch Newcomer, in training Posts: 20

    My friends told me: "If you're gonna spend, By Intel Pentium4" What do you think? are you a fan of AMD, which do you think it's better? ;)
    Skotch, Feb 21, 2004
    #3
Topic Status:
Not open for further replies.

Add New Comment

Social Login & Guest Posting

TechSpot Members
Login here or sign up for free,
it takes about a minute.
Get complete access to the TechSpot community. Join thousands of technology enthusiasts that contribute and share knowledge in our forum. Get a private inbox, upload your own photo gallery and more.