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Mini-ITX Clustering

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. 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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