The Infographics Show - The PS3 was chosen due to its computing power and ability to run custom software, as well as its relatively low cost. The consoles in the Condor Cluster
![Rome Lab's supercomputer is made up of 1,700 off-the-shelf PlayStation 3 gaming consoles - syracuse.com Rome Lab's supercomputer is made up of 1,700 off-the-shelf PlayStation 3 gaming consoles - syracuse.com](http://media.syracuse.com/news/photo/2011/03/2011-02-22-jb-romelab3jpg-4af23cbd82c9e9c4.jpg)
Rome Lab's supercomputer is made up of 1,700 off-the-shelf PlayStation 3 gaming consoles - syracuse.com
![The history that PlayStation 3 played an active part in the research field as a 'super computer' - GIGAZINE The history that PlayStation 3 played an active part in the research field as a 'super computer' - GIGAZINE](https://i.gzn.jp/img/2019/12/30/playstation-3-super-computing/00_m.jpg)
The history that PlayStation 3 played an active part in the research field as a 'super computer' - GIGAZINE
![In 2010, the US Air Force made a supercomputer consisting of PlayStation 3 devices after the successful experiments of the physicist Guarav Khanna. 1,760 PlayStation 3 devices were used in the manufacture In 2010, the US Air Force made a supercomputer consisting of PlayStation 3 devices after the successful experiments of the physicist Guarav Khanna. 1,760 PlayStation 3 devices were used in the manufacture](https://i.redd.it/4ufttsgny8v81.jpg)