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Windows 7: IBM unveils chips that mimic the human brain
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18 Aug 2011
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Windows 7 x64 / Same In Your Basement. |
IBM unveils chips that mimic the human brain
Quote: has unveiled a new experimental computer chip that it says mimics the human brain in that it perceives, acts and even thinks.
It terms the machines built with these chips "cognitive computers", claiming that they are able to learn through experience, find patterns, generate ideas and understand the outcomes. More... | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron 1520 (Laptop)/ Home (Desktop)
OS Windows 7 x64 / Same
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 / Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard Intel 945 / Asus P6X58D-E
Memory 4GB / 6GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS / ASUS 1GB
Sound Card Whatever Dell gave me :-( / Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 15.4" LCD / Crappy CRT
Mouse Microsoft Presenter (Bluetooth)
PSU N/A / OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular
Case N/A / Antec 900
Cooling Air
Hard Drives Seagate 500GB SATA; 7200 RPM / Seagate 1TB SATA; 7200 RPM
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18 Aug 2011
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I was hoping to see a Will Smith or AI reference in that article | | My System Specs | | |
18 Aug 2011
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 California, US |
All the crazies in the 1980's were right, robots are on their way of ruling the world. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number CYBERPOWER
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU AMD Athlon II x2 260 (3.20Ghz) Regor 35nm Technology
Motherboard ASUSTek M4N68T-M-V2 (AM3 Socket)
Memory 4GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @669Mhz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card Zotac GeForce GTS 450 (1GB)
Sound Card Nvidia High Defenition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Acer S231HLbid LED Monitor 23"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 1080p 60Hz
Keyboard XTREME Gear USB Keyboard
Mouse XTREME Gear USB Mouse
PSU SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze Modular Active PFC 80+ Bronze Cert
Case Cooler Master Elite Gaming Case Black 430
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 Heatsink. Front and rear 120mm fan
Hard Drives 977GB Hitachi HDS721010CLA (SATA) @7200RPM;
488GB Western Digital WD5000AAKB-00H8A0 (PATA) @7200RPM
Internet Speed 300Mbps Belkin Surf/Share Wireless
Browser FireFox/PaleMoon
Other Info Windows installation was of June/July 2011 to my knowledge.
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18 Aug 2011
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Oh wow, I read a while back that some research team in England is going to use a junkload of ARM processors that the theory is that the ARM processors can use less amount of "synapses" than the human brain to process the same amount of information.
Damn, all this time, I've been underusing my brain. I could had ruled the world...or I could just use a junkload of ARM processors to do that.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number ASUS
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU AMD Athlon 240 II @ 2.8-4.004 ghz
Motherboard M4A78LT-M LE
Memory SuperTalent 4gb DDR3
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 3000HD
Screen Resolution 1440*900
Case Re-modded Dell Dimension 4550
Cooling Vantec 92mm Tornado x2
Other Info It looks pretty.
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18 Aug 2011
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#6 | |
Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2 Australia |
I wouldn't dismiss any IBM research. It may die like the other US National treasure - Bell Labs (sorry it's now Lucent  ). | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Own build (+ Recased Acer Aspire x1800)
OS Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2
CPU Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK520 (wireless)
Mouse Logitech MK520
PSU Seasonic M12II 520W
Case Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
Cooling Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB (000F), Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS +
Internet Speed 6-7 Mbps
Antivirus Norton NIS, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC)
Browser FireFox
Other Info Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1
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19 Aug 2011
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New Cognative chip
Inside IBM's cognitive chip : Nature News Quote: Today IBM unveiled a new 'cognitive computing' microchip that, according to the company, emulates some of the brain's abilities. | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number ASUS G60-RBBX05
OS Win7 Home Premium 64x
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 / 2.13 GHz (2.29 with Extreme Turbo)
Memory 4 GB PC-6400 Hyundai (2X2) at 800Mhz
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Monitor(s) Displays 16" LED Backlit
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 on laptop 1600x1050 max res on 22" external mon
Keyboard Chicklet type back-lit (white light) keyboard
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse 3200dpi and 1000 reports per minute
PSU 6-cell Lithium ion { lasts 1.5 hours }
Case ASUS G60 Laptop
Hard Drives OCZ Agility 3 60GB SSD / 320 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 7200 rpm
Internet Speed Comcast 8.60mb/s up - 3.11mb/s down
Antivirus MSE
Browser Firefox
Other Info General mid-budget gaming Comp. Low batterylife - High FrameRates - currently overheating problems :(
2nd Rig: Case: Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
CPU: AMD FX-6200 Zambezi 3.8GHz (4.1GHz Turbo)
Heatsink: COOLER MASTER V8 CPU Cooler
RAM: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1866 (PC3 15000)
GPU: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 2
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19 Aug 2011
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W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE Indian Territory |
For them to compare this chip to the brain because of simple changes in pathway patterns is pretty weak. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY
OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
Internet Speed 3.3Mbps
Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)
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19 Aug 2011
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#9 | |
Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2 Australia |
R&D people need to keep the visionary challenged marketers happy.
Imagine the hoops John Bardeen and Walter Brattain and William Shockley would have needed to jump through today. The marketers may have said...."You bunch of boffins what do we need that rubbish for? The vacuum tube works very well thankyou." | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Own build (+ Recased Acer Aspire x1800)
OS Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2
CPU Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK520 (wireless)
Mouse Logitech MK520
PSU Seasonic M12II 520W
Case Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
Cooling Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB (000F), Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS +
Internet Speed 6-7 Mbps
Antivirus Norton NIS, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC)
Browser FireFox
Other Info Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1
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19 Aug 2011
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#10 | |
Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit Grafton,IL |
Brady
Your new Overlord.
Looks a little like Brink.
Fat head.
Bulging eyes.
Hmmmm!  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hopalong/ Godzilla
OS Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D-E PRO
Memory 8GB@1400MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Sound Card VIA Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Asus VS248H-P 24"; Samsung SyncMaster 941BW 19"ws
Screen Resolution 1920x1080; 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech K-320
Mouse Kensington
PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular
Case COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN5-GP Black
Cooling Scythe "Mugen-2 Rev.B" (2 ScytheKaze-Jyuni PWM fans)
Hard Drives Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Antivirus Avast Inernet Suite
Browser IE 9 ; Chrome
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