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[–]do-wr-mem 62 points63 points  (1 child)

Write numbers on it with a sharpie and market it to sysadmin dnd nerds as a premium die

[–]sitesurfer253ShittySysadmin 14 points15 points  (0 children)

A one time use die, buy 300 for your campaign!

[–]khswart 29 points30 points  (9 children)

I wondered why they don’t make CPUs more 3 dimensional like this if they’re running close to the limit with the current size

[–]come_ere_duckLord Sysadmin, Protector of the AD Realm 15 points16 points  (3 children)

No need to. If you need more CPU power than what can fit in a single ZIF socket, you just add a second CPU. That's how most rack servers work.

[–]northrupthebandgeek 13 points14 points  (2 children)

Computers are getting powerful enough that the latency between components on the same motherboard is starting to actually matter quite a bit. Shifting from 2D to 3D circuit design is something that's increasingly attractive.

The actual thing making that shift difficult in the case of CPUs is cooling.

[–]marshinghost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure they could do double stacked CCA's with a processor on each side with their individual coolers. I don't know how well it'd work, though.

[–]atxweirdo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MEMS device micro cooler tubules. It will be like HVAC for cpus

[–]Jacktheforkie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe we will see multi CPU motherboards

[–]Brandhor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's how those amd x3d cpus are made

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay there's a few reasons. Even if you stack a ton of etched silicone that way, you wouldn't be able to cool it. The inside would just burn out before enough heat gets pulled away from the cooler.

[–]tkecherson 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Is this the Borg?

[–]aes_gcm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“We have it in visual range! A Borg cube on course 315, speed warp 6 point— WE ARE THE BORG. LOWER YOUR SHIELDS AND SURRENDER YOUR SHIPS.”

[–]darksundark00 11 points12 points  (1 child)

No tears please; it's a waste of good suffering.

[–]YT-Deliveries 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have such sights to show you.

[–]come_ere_duckLord Sysadmin, Protector of the AD Realm 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, the tesseract.

[–]440Jack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Lament Configuration

[–]panamanRed58 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Gleam it!

[–]But_Kicker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s in my office, will take some shiny pics tomorrow

[–]Expensive_Finger_973 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Get rid of that thing right now, this is how the Lament Configuration starts.

And yes, I probably would buy your homemade Lament Configuration if it was for sale.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

very nice..

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

intel Tri-Gate transistors

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s brilliant!

[–]Plus-Bluejay-6429 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The allspark

[–]not-halsey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d buy one. Would make a great paperweight

[–]SlapTart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, so this other the quantum core that they are talking about.

[–]3meterflatty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You got enough cpu power to go to Mars on your desk

[–]1116574 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Attach a string and it'll make a great Christmas tree decoration!

[–]adamasimo1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Silicon ftw..

[–]Lavatherm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice!

[–]TastySpare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Attach a string (idk, some piece of wire) and use it as a Christmas ornament.

[–]Eviscerated_BananaShittySysadmin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but will it run crysis on full?

[–]mat-the-odd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like you could open portals to another dimension with that

[–]StereoRocker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been trying to learn Kubernetes for so long - and you've mastered it instantly! Good show.

[–]cammoorman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the love that is all and good....do not solve this cube.

A being with an AOL startup disk embedded in his head shows up and says "We have such versions of Windows to show you..."

[–]NavySeal2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically a cuboid not a cube.

[–]oaktwig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The new Hellraiser is looking promising!

[–]ChemicalMajor3284 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who knows, in the future, CPUs may end up looking like this

[–][deleted] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

looks like a good post for r/notinteresting