Cray is back with a new supercomputer, which will certainly provide some raw speed to speedsters. The Cray CX1 is powered by Intel's Xeon processor with Windows HPC Server 2008 operating system. Cray's latest high performance computer is designed for array of markets including financial services, aerospace, automotive, petroleum, life sciences, government, academic and digital media with price ranging from $25k to over $60k. It is the most affordable supercomputer ever offered by Cray and is designed to be easy to purchase, deploy, operate and upgrade. According to Cray, the CX1 is the world's highest-performing computer that uses standard office power.

The Cray CX1 incorporates up to 8 nodes and 16 Intel Xeon processors, either dual or quad core; delivers up to 64 gigabytes of memory per node; and provides up to 4 terabytes of internal storage. Systems can be configured with a mix of compute, storage and visualization blades to meet customers' individual requirements. The quiet, deskside supercomputer features Windows HPC Server 2008 and interoperates with Linux. A three-year warranty with next-day, on-site Cray-certified support is standard.