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Mini-ITX Clustering

Posted by michael on from the there's-no-i-in-team dept.

NormalVisual writes "Add this cluster to the list of fun stuff you can do with those tiny little Mini-ITX motherboards. I especially like the bit about the peak 200W power dissipation. Look Ma, no fans!! You may now begin with the obligatory Beowulf comments...."

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  1. Linux support by AmandaHugginkiss · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The site appears to be down so I can't read if these clusters support Linux. Does anybody know?

  2. Did I miss the part by stratjakt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Where he give some stats/benchmarks/observations as to how this thing performs, and if it was at all worth it?

    Those 800s are so gutless they can just barely playback a DVD, I can't see exactly what application you would give this cluster.

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  3. Eh, that's nothing by Jonboy+X · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Why, just the other day, I chained together two dozen Power Wheels (tm) Mini-ATV's dogsled-style and ran some benchmarks. The cluster generated an awe-inspiring 49.4 foot-pounds of torque, not far off from the 56 ft-lbs generated by a '93 Dodge Neon LSi. The tough part was not so much acquiring all the Power Wheels as training the monkey pilots to hit the accelerator on command...

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  4. Re:Imagine... by will234 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    hello i will intrested