Parallella

Supercomputing for under £100

I've been following the Adapteva Parallella project since interviewing its creator, company founder Andreas Olafsson, about his Epiphany architecture a few years ago. To encourage adoption, Olafsson launched a Kickstarter project to create a development board: the Parallella. Billed as the first 'supercomputer' for under $100, the $99 board combined a dual-core ARM processor and FPC A with a 16-core Epiphany-III coprocessor and proved a smash hit - so much so that it's only now, around two years later, that I've finally been able to get my hands on a review sample thanks to a partnership with RS Components.

Never Alone

Never Alone hasa wonderful concept. Its the first I of Upper One's planned series of World Carnes, which interactively explore different cultures of our planet. Never Alone focuses on the culture of the Inupiat tribe. Based on a tribal fable, it tells the story of a young girl who is separated from her village during a harsh blizzard. Wandering through the snow, she encojnters a friendly arctic fox who guides her through the storm, and helps her search for home.

The game is beautifully presented. The story is narrated in the Inupiaq language (allegedly by a 'master storyteller'), and sees the player encounter all sorts of strange creatures from the culture's myths and legends. A mysterious owl-man gives the girl a bola, which she uses to break barriers, while the fox can contact and manipulate spirits that the girl can ride as mobile plahorms.

EVGA SuperNOVA 1600 P2 Platinum

As CPUs and GPUs become more efficient, the number of occasions where you will find yourself in need of a kilowatt or more from your PSU is diminishing.

However, there are some rare situations in which your average 750W model won't be sufficient, such as when running an overclocked quad-SLI or CrossFire setup with an cverclocked CPU (or two); in these extreme scenarios. EVGA has you covered with the SuperNOVA 1600 P2 Platinum.