Sure, gamers might shell out lots of many for overclocked behemoth computer systems loaded with graphics cards and storage, and hooked up to enough audio gear to heat a small home. But gamers aren’t the only ones who get big toys: computer maker Hewlett-Packard has taken the wraps off its new xw9000 workstation, and while it’s aimed at high-end applications like 3D modelling, oil and gas exploration, scientific visualization, if notghing else it’s a hint at what’s to come to consumer systems—and even gamers—in the future.
