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| Active | operational from late 2009 |
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| Architecture | Intel Core i7 920 quad-core processors, Asus P6T7 WS Supercomputer Motherboard, 6 dual-GPU GeForce GTX 295, one single-GPU GeForce GTX 275 |
| Power | Thermaltake: 1 Toughpower 1500 W, 3 PowerExpress 450 W each |
| Operating system | CentOS 5.3 |
| Memory | 24 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Speed | 12 TFLOPS |
| Cost | € 6,000 |
| Purpose | Tomography |
| Website | http://fastra.ua.ac.be/ |
The Fastra II is a desktop supercomputer designed for tomography.[1] It was built in late 2009 by the ASTRA (All Scale Tomographic Reconstruction Antwerp) group of researchers of the IBBT (Interdisciplinary institute for BroadBand Technology) VisionLab at the University of Antwerp and by Belgian computer shop Tones, in collaboration with Asus, a Taiwanese multinational computer product manufacturer, as the successor to the Fastra I (built in 2008).
The Fastra II was determined to be over three times faster than the Fastra I, which in turn was slightly faster than a 512-core cluster.[2] However, because of the number of GPUs in the computer, the system initially suffered from several issues, including the system refusing to reboot and overheating due to a lack of space between the video cards.[2][3]
- ^ "Main page of the official Fastra II website". Fastra2.ua.ac.be. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
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