Over the years computing power has reached phenomenal milestones. I remember the day when the hottest topic was Intel’s 500MHz CPU, and how it was a ‘powerhouse’ for applications of the time. In today’s world, more and more people are putting their PCs through grueling tasks every day. Whether it’s a three hour gaming marathon with maxed out settings or trying to edit a 1048p home video, the demand for more computing power has risen greatly. At the same time, enterprise computing demands have also escalated. Companies now want faster machines for their employees, and want even faster servers to power their architecture. Engineers need to perform hundreds of calculations to render a single CAD diagram. Animators need to immediately see how a texture or light source affects their model. Producers need to scrub through hours of high-definition video without skipping a single second.



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