posted: Jun. 23, 2008 @ 11:15p
SelfGovern said:I think you need to define what you want to do.
Processing cluster for doing what? Using the MB in this deal?
Are you looking to do some sort of inter-system communication for
load sharing? How?
But at a minimum, each MB will need to have a connection to CPU fan,
or you'll probably not be able to boot.
The cluster is for some number crunching for which I have written software. I already have code that divides up the tasks etc.
Yeah I was thinking 10 of these boards stacked on top of each other (with large screws, spacers or maybe some steel rods) in groups of 5. I would add 2 GB ram to each (that's all I need); would also need 10 heat sinks, probably couple of large fans for overall air flow; two or three high end power supplies with splitters to power multiple boards. Would cost around 2.5-3 thousand but would be cheaper and more powerful than most servers for number crunching.
Anyway, this would be a fun project except I decided to prototype things on Amazon ec2 before proceeding 