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| System Name | Party On |
|---|---|
| Processor | Xeon w 3520 |
| Motherboard | DFI Lanparty |
| Cooling | Big tower thing |
| Memory | 6 gb Ballistix Tracer |
| Video Card(s) | HD 7970 |
| Case | a plank of wood |
| Audio Device(s) | seperate amp and 6 big speakers |
| Power Supply | Corsair |
| Mouse | cheap |
| Keyboard | under going restoration |
I have been looking for a decent upgrade to my 1366 system......this might be it.
IBM has announced a milestone in its race against Google and other big tech firms to build a powerful quantum computer.
Dario Gil, who leads IBM's quantum computing and artificial intelligence research division, said Friday that the company's scientists have successfully built and measured a processor prototype with 50 quantum bits, known as qubits.
Gil says it's the first time any company has built a quantum computer at this scale.
Quantum computing, a technology that's still in its early phases, uses the quirks of quantum physics to perform calculations at far higher speeds than current computers.
'Quantum computing promises to be able to solve certain problems – such as chemical simulations and types of optimization – that will forever be beyond the practical reach of classical machines,' IBM said.
In a recent Nature paper, the IBM Q team pioneered a new way to look at chemistry problems using quantum hardware that could one day transform the way new drugs and materials are discovered, for instance.
IBM also announced it will allow customer to access a slightly slower version of the system online for the first time.
'We are, and always have been, focused on building technology with the potential to create value for our clients and the world,' said Dario Gil, vice president of AI and IBM Q, IBM Research.
'The ability to reliably operate several working quantum systems and putting them online was not possible just a few years ago.
'Now, we can scale IBM processors up to 50 qubits due to tremendous feats of science and engineering.
'These latest advances show that we are quickly making quantum systems and tools available that could offer an advantage for tackling problems outside the realm of classical machines.'
Users have registered from over 1500 universities, 300 high schools, and 300 private institutions worldwide, many of whom are accessing the IBM Q experience as part of their formal education.
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/research/2017/11/the-future-is-quantum/
Edit to add
IBM’s open-source quantum package QISKit (www.qiskit.org)
IBM has announced a milestone in its race against Google and other big tech firms to build a powerful quantum computer.
Dario Gil, who leads IBM's quantum computing and artificial intelligence research division, said Friday that the company's scientists have successfully built and measured a processor prototype with 50 quantum bits, known as qubits.
Gil says it's the first time any company has built a quantum computer at this scale.
Quantum computing, a technology that's still in its early phases, uses the quirks of quantum physics to perform calculations at far higher speeds than current computers.
'Quantum computing promises to be able to solve certain problems – such as chemical simulations and types of optimization – that will forever be beyond the practical reach of classical machines,' IBM said.
In a recent Nature paper, the IBM Q team pioneered a new way to look at chemistry problems using quantum hardware that could one day transform the way new drugs and materials are discovered, for instance.
IBM also announced it will allow customer to access a slightly slower version of the system online for the first time.
'We are, and always have been, focused on building technology with the potential to create value for our clients and the world,' said Dario Gil, vice president of AI and IBM Q, IBM Research.
'The ability to reliably operate several working quantum systems and putting them online was not possible just a few years ago.
'Now, we can scale IBM processors up to 50 qubits due to tremendous feats of science and engineering.
'These latest advances show that we are quickly making quantum systems and tools available that could offer an advantage for tackling problems outside the realm of classical machines.'
Users have registered from over 1500 universities, 300 high schools, and 300 private institutions worldwide, many of whom are accessing the IBM Q experience as part of their formal education.
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/research/2017/11/the-future-is-quantum/
Edit to add
IBM’s open-source quantum package QISKit (www.qiskit.org)
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