SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest reported):              October 5, 2004                                                       

SILICON GRAPHICS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-10441	94-2789662
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1500 Crittenden Lane Mountain View, CA		94043-1351
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:                    (650) 960-1980                                     

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

      On October 5, 2004, the Company announced its preliminary financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 24, 2004. A copy of the press release announcing the Company’s financial results is included as an exhibit to and incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K. This Current Report on Form 8-K is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and is not intended to be incorporated by reference into future filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933 unless expressly incorporated by reference in such filings.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c)

      99.1 Earnings Press Release dated October 5, 2004

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Dated: October 5, 2004	By:	/s/ Sandra M. Escher
		Sandra M. Escher
		Senior Vice President and
		General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER	DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
99.1	Earnings Press Release dated October 5, 2004