Abandoned the Immortal Cultivator, returned to his hometown to farm and sing

Chapter 1068 1059. When will it end?

"We are in urgent need of supercomputing power, our own computing power."

Without considering Taihu Light A+ in the short term, Luo Yihang stated his goal.

"What are the specific requirements?" Lang Zhixian asked.

"Specifically, it will be provided for use in Breeding 4.0. Its main purpose is big data simulation. The computing power must be sufficient and fast." Luo Yihang stated his needs.

It's not very detailed. After all, Luo Yihang is not a professional.

Fortunately, Lang Zhixian is professional. As a "roving" customer of various supercomputing centers across the country, Qingyin Agriculture has a general understanding of what supercomputing is used for.

After a moment of hesitation, Lang Zhixian gave Luo Yihang a plan.

"You need a mid-range professional supercomputer, not a general-purpose supercomputer like TaihuLight. Instead, you need a supercomputer that is optimized for specific areas based on your needs."

“A standardized cluster architecture can be adopted, which reduces hardware procurement and maintenance costs and allows for faster deployment.”

Professionals only do one thing and discard everything that is not necessary.

Standard architecture, no need to design from scratch, just modify existing modules.

It's fast and saves money.

"How much will it cost and how long will it take?" Luo Yihang asked.

"As for the cost, it depends on your needs. One hundred trillion operations per second costs about 100 to 200 million. It takes three to six months." Lang Zhixian replied, and then added, "I'm not a salesperson, so I don't know the specifics. I'm just telling you a rough estimate."

Pretty cautious, boy.

"One to two hundred million..." Luo Yihang muttered while glancing at Lang Zhixian.

I thought to myself, this guy might have some kind of mind-reading ability, as he was trying to steal the money in my hand.

As for one hundred million operations, that's about enough.

Taking the Tianhe-2, which Wenying and his team have rented the most, as an example, Tianhe-2 has a computing speed of 500 quadrillion times per second, which is equivalent to 20% of the computing power.

Normally, we can’t rent that much.

1%, 2% is the limit.

It also needs to cooperate with other supercomputers to divert traffic.

Very troublesome.

It is indeed convenient to have your own supercomputer.

It is really necessary.

The mid-range dedicated model with 100 trillion times is enough for now.

Use it first and wait for two years.

I’ll make a bigger one when Wenying needs it.

Luo Yihang gritted his teeth but didn't stamp his feet yet.

Lang Zhixian spoke again, and seemed to have noticed Luo Yihang's strange expression, so he didn't speak for quite a long time.

He took the initiative to reveal some inside information, "Mr. Luo, if you really want to order from us and put the supercomputer in our center for maintenance, during the deployment period, we can rent a supercomputer that is similar to your needs for your transition. An enterprise has made such a request before, and the center agreed."

Hey, the service is pretty good.

It seems that this money has to be spent...

Luo Yihang gritted his teeth and stomped his feet again.

Suddenly asked: "Can that machine play Red Alert?"

"Ah?" Lang Zhixian was stunned. How did he jump here? ?
But he was still quite excited, nodding his head hurriedly, "Yes, it can be fought, it's fast, there is no lag at all with unlimited population."

It seems that he has done it.

What a wonderful person...

Luo Yihang immediately decided, "Then I'll order one. Please tell the center and I'll let Wenying talk to you about the specific requirements."

"You really want to buy it?" Lang Zhixian never took it seriously. He thought it was just a casual chat, to get to know each other and to consider it.

"Of course it's true. I can't let you come here for nothing. You have to give an explanation when you go back. If the east is dark, the west will be bright..."
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Luo Yihang lightly put a compliment on Lang Zhixian's head.

Lang Zhixian was quite happy, laughing like a child. Although he didn't get the person, he got a job worth hundreds of millions, which was considered an explanation.

Lang Zhixian was left alone to figure out how to take credit after returning.

Luo Yihang stood up and went back to Wenying and the others.

Pretending to be nonchalant, he said, "I just ordered a supercomputer for you."

Wenying was very careful about this kind of thing, so she immediately asked, "Taihu Light A+?"

"Puff~~" Luo Yihang almost vomited blood.

Failed to pretend to be X.

"Auntie, you are too bold. Who are we? Our turnover last year was only over 12 billion. How dare you ask for a supercomputer worth over billion? Even if we can afford it, we can't use it. It uses kWh of electricity per hour. You want to use it hours a day? How much do I have to sell to pay for your electricity bill? Two trucks can't even cover your electricity bill."

Luo Yihang kept complaining like a chatterbox.

I can hear Yin Feng laughing on the side. This boss is interesting. He is not only "high-profile" and "exciting", but also makes people excited.

It's also fun.

Wenying, however, was already used to it, so she didn't respond at all and asked directly, "What is that supercomputer?"

Luo Yihang was immediately excited. "One hundred trillion operations per second. It's a dedicated device, optimized just for your needs. It cost more than one hundred million."

Hearing this number, Yin Feng exclaimed "Wow".

What Sister Wenying said before, that R&D resources are open for use with no upper limit, is true.

A supercomputer worth more than 100 million yuan, and it is a special-purpose one. They just bought it without any hesitation. How generous, too generous.

Even Deputy Director Yu was envious. They at USTC also had a supercomputer worth more than 100 million yuan, and more than one.

However, the entire school is using it, and many scientific research projects are competing for it.

Look at them. As I said just now, the scientific research team has only 20 people, and they have such a large supercomputer, all for their exclusive use.

Others were envious, but Wenying showed no expression.

As I said, I'm used to it.

He said nonchalantly, "Okay, use it first, and then change it to a better one when needed."

"Want to change to a better one? Can't you just add another one?" Luo Yihang raised his hand quietly, very humbly.

As computing power increases, prices will skyrocket.

A mid-range model with 100 million times the price would be 100 million, and a Galaxy II with 500 million times the price would be more than 1 billion.

"Can four 1080s connected together be used as a 4060?" Wenying gave a particularly good example.

Luo Yihang understood immediately.

Immediately...my liver ached.

Alas, the investment is endless, when will it end?
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"Hurry up, hurry up, it's urgent."

After discussing Yin Feng's affairs, they agreed that he would go to Tianhan to experience life as soon as the holiday came.

If you feel good after the experience.

Of course it’s good, it can also let him run away.

In the future, he will work part-time and study at the same time, participating in projects while attending school. Anyway, university courses are not difficult at all for him, and it is normal for him to finish a semester's content in a week.

Alas, the world of geniuses cannot be understood by ordinary people.

Anyway, after finishing the business, Luo Yihang urged Uncle Li to leave quickly, and he didn't even have time to stay for dinner even though Deputy Director Yu had invited him to stay.

Uncle Li was puzzled, "What's wrong with you, kid? You're so impetuous."

"I'm so poor. I'm going crazy. I need to make money quickly..."

More than 100 million has been spent, and Luo Yihang has to squeeze it all out, and it is likely that it will not be enough.

They all have to rely on Dubai's cash cow for help.

Nothing must happen over there...

(End of this chapter)