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Windows 7: Researchers Use Calculation Errors To Greatly Improve Processor Speed
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18 May 2012
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64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise 47,730 posts Texas |
Researchers Use Calculation Errors To Greatly Improve Processor Speed
Quote: A team of researchers from prominent institutions around the world claim that they've figured out how to make computer processors smaller, faster and more power efficient than ever before: by letting chips mess up once in a while. No, seriously. By allowing "inexact" chips to make a pre-calculated amount of errors rather than striving for absolute perfection, the researchers claim that drastic power reductions can be made -- and they already have a working prototype. Read more at: Maximum PC | Researchers Use Calculation Errors To Greatly Improve Processor Speed And Power Efficiency | My System Specs |
| Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz)
Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11
Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz
Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip
Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Corsair Hydro H100
Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA
Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload
Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500
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18 May 2012
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7 Ultimate x64, Vista Ultimate x64, 7 Pro x64, XP Pro x86, Linux Mint Nadia Cinnamon 243 posts Raleigh, NC |
I've heard of concepts like this before. One guy I know even did a white paper on how it could be used to simulate human intelligence... | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba A500-ST6621
OS 7 Ultimate x64, Vista Ultimate x64, 7 Pro x64, XP Pro x86, Linux Mint Nadia Cinnamon
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 2.80GHz x64
Motherboard Intel GM45 chipset
Memory 8GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Sound Card N/A
Monitor(s) Displays single 16:9 widescreen (1366x768)
Keyboard standard Toshiba backlit keyboard w/ numberpad
Hard Drives Hitachi Travelstar 7K750 5400RPM 750GB
Internet Speed N/A
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18 May 2012
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Windows 8 Pro (32-bit) 1,638 posts Lethbridge, AB |
I think I had an old computer that did that... | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple 17" iMac MA199LL (Early 2006)
OS Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)
CPU 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo
Memory 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (upgrade)
Graphics Card ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory
Monitor(s) Displays 17-inch TFT active-matrix LCD, millions of colors
Screen Resolution 1440 x 900
Keyboard Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
Mouse Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0
Hard Drives Hitachi 320GB HDT721032SLA360 7200RPM SATA II (upgrade)
Internet Speed 4 Mbps
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Google Chrome
Other Info WEI:
Base Score: 3.9 Processor: 4.4 Memory 4.7
Graphics: 3.9 Gaming Graphics: 4.1 Primary HD: 5.9
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18 May 2012
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Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2 4,012 posts Australia |
I do that already when I don't count my change properly. Imagine it in a micro surgery controller. | | 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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18 May 2012
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 1,330 posts QC, Canada |
does that mean that if the CPU messes up, windows will crash? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom build
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU Core i7 950 3.06 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte X58A-UD3R
Memory Corsair XSM3 6GB 1333MHz DDR3 9-9-9-24
Graphics Card Asus nVidia GeForce GTX460 Factory Overclocked
Sound Card HT-Omega Claro 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays Asus VW246H 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech K350
Mouse Logitech M510
PSU Xigmatek NRP-PC702 700W (cable hell)
Case Lian-Li Lancool PC-K62
Cooling Stock fans for PC case, Cooler Master Hyper N520 for CPU
Hard Drives 1x90GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD (System, internal)
1x1TB Western Digital Green (Internal)
1x1TB Samsung/Seagate 7200RPM (Internal)
1x500GB Hitachi 7200RPM (Internal)
Internet Speed 30Mbits dl - 10Mbits up
Browser Firefox v20
Other Info Sound system : Eagle Arion ET-AR504LR-BK 35 Watts RMS 2.1
Printer : Samsung ML-2010 Mono
Scanner : Canon Canoscan LiDE 200
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21 May 2012
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 499 posts California, US |
Not if Windows is programmed to allow the exceptions in said errors which would be released as an update or already be programmed into the OS. | | 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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21 May 2012
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Windows 8 Pro (32-bit) 1,638 posts Lethbridge, AB |
Quote: Originally Posted by PwnFrnzy  Not if Windows is programmed to allow the exceptions in said errors which would be released as an update or already be programmed into the OS. The entire os would have to be rebuilt. Current methods of memory protection would not work. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple 17" iMac MA199LL (Early 2006)
OS Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)
CPU 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo
Memory 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (upgrade)
Graphics Card ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory
Monitor(s) Displays 17-inch TFT active-matrix LCD, millions of colors
Screen Resolution 1440 x 900
Keyboard Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
Mouse Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0
Hard Drives Hitachi 320GB HDT721032SLA360 7200RPM SATA II (upgrade)
Internet Speed 4 Mbps
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Google Chrome
Other Info WEI:
Base Score: 3.9 Processor: 4.4 Memory 4.7
Graphics: 3.9 Gaming Graphics: 4.1 Primary HD: 5.9
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21 May 2012
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. (On both machines) 239 posts Lincolnshire, UK. |
Is this not the way human brains work? By making errors, then correcting the next step?
At the moment, computers are set up to make logical, absolutely correct decisions. Humans are not always logical, (Vulcan/Human breeds excepted!) but are inclined to make illogical leaps of deduction which can often seem illogical. That's genius in action.
If computers are allowed to make mistakes and learn from them, can A.I. be far away? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number (PC) Gigabyte EG41MFT-US2H Self build. (Laptop) HP Dv7.
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. (On both machines)
CPU (PC) Intel Quad Core Q6600: (Laptop) Turion II M520
Motherboard PC: as above. Laptop (HP System Board) 3639 33.23
Memory PC: Corsair DDR3 4GB Corsair Laptop: DDR-2 Micron 800 4 GB.
Graphics Card ATI Asus HD6770: Laptop: ATI Mobile Radeon 4500.
Sound Card Onboard.
Monitor(s) Displays PC: Lyama Prolite E2407HDS 24" Laptop 17"
Screen Resolution PC: 1920x1080. Laptop:1600x900
Keyboard Logitech MK 250 wireless.
Mouse PC: Logitech MK 250 wireless. Laptop: Logitech Wireless M235
PSU OCZ 550 GX. Laptop - ?
Case Black Coolermaster Centurion 5 II.
Cooling 2x120 mm. Coolermaster front & rear: 120mm. CM side fan.
Hard Drives Pc: WD 5000AAKS (O/s, Photos, Files.)
Seagate ST3100520AS 1TB (Films, Video)
Laptop: WDC WD32000BEKT-605t1
External Backup: another WD 5000AAKS, in Trust E-SATA case.
Internet Speed (Rural Lincolnshire!) From 2 to 2.8 Mb.
Other Info Clean-installed laptop. PC, networked as Master to laptop.
TV Tuner card "WinTV Nova T-500 Dual Tuner fitted, in order to watch sport & own film/TV choice without marital discord! NOTE: works fine, excellent Freeview reception in a poor signal area.
Laptop Mouse: tiny USB thumb drive, works fine.
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21 May 2012
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Windows 8 Pro (32-bit) 1,638 posts Lethbridge, AB |
To be a bit more precise: human neaurons are actually redundantized, with a bunch of neurons performing the same action. That way errors are reduced. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple 17" iMac MA199LL (Early 2006)
OS Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)
CPU 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo
Memory 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (upgrade)
Graphics Card ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory
Monitor(s) Displays 17-inch TFT active-matrix LCD, millions of colors
Screen Resolution 1440 x 900
Keyboard Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
Mouse Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0
Hard Drives Hitachi 320GB HDT721032SLA360 7200RPM SATA II (upgrade)
Internet Speed 4 Mbps
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Google Chrome
Other Info WEI:
Base Score: 3.9 Processor: 4.4 Memory 4.7
Graphics: 3.9 Gaming Graphics: 4.1 Primary HD: 5.9
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21 May 2012
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64, XP Mode, W8 RP VM, Linux Mint Debian 2nd OS HD- 7 Pro x64 second case 7,902 posts New England |
With humans once they trip themselves up enough times they finally get the idea that something else has to be tried! The old expression "knocking some sense into them" would seem to fit the bill there! 
Now speaking of computers developing intellect "Hal 9000"? or Computers that understand emotions | KurzweilAI | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64, XP Mode, W8 RP VM, Linux Mint Debian 2nd OS HD- 7 Pro x64 second case
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 on new mini tower
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4
Memory Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Mushkin on 2nd build
Graphics Card MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card Creative Labs X-Fi XtremeGamer - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays 2 x Acer P191W 19" widesscreen - HP 20" widescreen mini towe
Screen Resolution 1440x900 native - 1600x1024 on 7 Pro x64 build
Keyboard Microsoft Recusa Razor - MS Comfort 3000 on second build
Mouse MS Trackball Explorer - A4TECH dual scroll wheel trackball
PSU Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
Cooling Zalman CNPS9900A
Hard Drives Primary Ultimate x64 build-
WD Black Edition 1tb Sata 6.0 = 2
WD Black Edition 1tb Sata 3.0 = 2 (OS drives)
WD 1tb Green Power sata = 2 1 external
usb flash drives = 18
Second 7 Pro x64 mini tower-
WD Caviar SE 500gb sata II single drive presen
Internet Speed 30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi
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