Clusters at Home? · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by Cliff on Thursday November 25, 2004 @12:27AM from the care-and-feeding-for-lots-of-hardware dept.

dallastgi asks: "Sitting at my desk (a bargain second hand, due to lack of drawers) I looked at the side and realized I could build a nice little cluster, on either side of it. It already has wooden rails for rack mounts, holes in the back (from previous cables for computers) for cooling, and several computers in the cupboard. I just needs a door, power and cooling ducts. What is the best possible way to power 6+ motherboards, with a minimal amount of power-points and heat dissipation? What is the best way to cool those CPU's in minimal space? I'm sure many others on Slashdot have thought about their own clusters, so what are your recommendations on how to go about this?"

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If your heating is deficient... by BigJim.fr · 2004-11-25 01:22 · Score: 0, Redundant

It will do a great job of heating your legs, but only if you can stand the fan noise...

But seriously, under your desk is not the place where you want to put a cluster.