Cluster building??

neonjuice · 05-25-2009, 04:31 PM

Hey Guys.

Ok, so here is a thread that I hope some can help me with.

I am wishing to look into building a supercomputer for hobby reasons mainly. I am building a new workstation and thought hey, what about cluster computing for a side hobby build.
I would like to build something where I could maybe, combine as many motherboards, cpu's and ram as possible and have it working as one large computing entity. Is this possible. I have not yet found any suitable articles on google for my exact question.

Is this pararel (sp) computing or cluster computing?.
My idea is to use dual cpu server boards and system would be using 64 bit vista and Linux. Big idea, but no idea where to start or if it can be done?.

Any help would be great.

**linderman** · 05-27-2009, 05:31 AM

you could use dual cpu server motherboard but not multiple boards

neonjuice · 05-27-2009, 11:12 AM

Server boards is what I am currently considering. I have found some good info in relation to clusters and it seems pretty straight forward, However, I have yet to find any full articles on running Windows as my main OS, so I can use my Adobe After Effects CS4 and a few other resource heavy apps.
Keeps seeming that Linux is the main OS of choice, but that is mainly for server and scientific reasons. I only want this for Windows desktop use. very interesting subject.

**wrench97** · 05-27-2009, 03:41 PM

Other then the Windows server OS's, like Server 2003, 2008, Os's like XP and Vista don't support multiple CPU's.

05-25-2009, 04:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
neonjuice Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 115 OS: Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP1. Linux Ubuntu, XP Pro	Cluster building?? Hey Guys. Ok, so here is a thread that I hope some can help me with. I am wishing to look into building a supercomputer for hobby reasons mainly. I am building a new workstation and thought hey, what about cluster computing for a side hobby build. I would like to build something where I could maybe, combine as many motherboards, cpu's and ram as possible and have it working as one large computing entity. Is this possible. I have not yet found any suitable articles on google for my exact question. Is this pararel (sp) computing or cluster computing?. My idea is to use dual cpu server boards and system would be using 64 bit vista and Linux. Big idea, but no idea where to start or if it can be done?. Any help would be great.

05-27-2009, 05:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
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05-27-2009, 11:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
neonjuice Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 115 OS: Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP1. Linux Ubuntu, XP Pro	Re: Cluster building?? Server boards is what I am currently considering. I have found some good info in relation to clusters and it seems pretty straight forward, However, I have yet to find any full articles on running Windows as my main OS, so I can use my Adobe After Effects CS4 and a few other resource heavy apps. Keeps seeming that Linux is the main OS of choice, but that is mainly for server and scientific reasons. I only want this for Windows desktop use. very interesting subject.

05-27-2009, 03:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,732 OS: Win7	Re: Cluster building?? Other then the Windows server OS's, like Server 2003, 2008, Os's like XP and Vista don't support multiple CPU's. __________________ Power Supply and Selection