HP Packs xw9000 Workstation Full of Six-Core Opterons

By Geoff Duncan
July 01, 2009

Gamers don't always get the big rigs: HP has packed up to two six-core AMD Operton 2400 processors in its new xw9000 workstation...and that's just the start.

Sure, gamers might shell out lots of many for overclocked behemoth computer systems loaded with graphics cards and storage, and hooked up to enough audio gear to heat a small home. But gamers aren't the only ones who get big toys: computer maker Hewlett-Packard has taken the wraps off its new xw9000 workstation, and while it's aimed at high-end applications like 3D modelling, oil and gas exploration, scientific visualization, if notghing else it's a hint at what's to come to consumer systems—and even gamers—in the future.

"HP understands the immense pressure its customers are under to deliver more return on investment in a shorter period of time," said HP's director of worldwide marketing for workstations Jeff Wood, in a statement. ...

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