Supercomputers, which are 250 times faster than the average PC, will soon be on the market.
The desktop computers, which cost about $6,000 are built with NVIDIA graphics processing units, which are capable of handling simultaneous calculations normally performed by $100,000 computer that takes up entire rooms.
According to NVIDIA spokesman, Benjamin Berraondo, the technology represents a great leap forward in the history of computing.
The Super personal computers make innovative use of the revolutionary graphics processing units, which NIVIDA claims could bring lightning speeds to the next generation of home computers.
Scientists believe the new systems could help find cures for diseases.
PHD students at Cambridge and Oxford Universities and MIT in America are already using GPU-based personal supercomputers for research.
The device lets them run hundreds of thousands of science codes to create a shortlist of drugs that are most likely to offer potential cures.
PC maker Dell said they would soon be mass producing them for the general consumer market.
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