Linking Multiple Computers

[SteveFerrigno]

Well that was cool, I just got my computer to 2.12 GHz what do you think is the maximum i could get up to?

Steve

 

[Geoff]

Well that was cool, I just got my computer to 2.12 GHz what do you think is the maximum i could get up to?

Steve

All depends on your cooling, motherboard, video card, and ram. It varries dramatically for everyone.

 

[SteveFerrigno]

Well I guess it’s a form of trial and error, but you don’t get the second chance...

I’m going off to sleep now, thank you to everyone that has helped me out today, I am very thankful

I'm sure i'll soon be back with another problem or two.

Steve

 

[X24]

Awesome. But ya, upgrade the video card and ur pc is fine. way better then my current one anyway............but atleast i had fun making mine besides the dell mobo driving me crazy.

 

[georgi0u]

in my computer math class we use windows, but the advanced class uses linux and from what ive heard they do this thing where they cluster processors together and use 1 computer with the processing power of the entire room of computers for certain applications. I think that might be what your looking for but i dont know exactly how its done...

 

[vortmax]

that's called multi-core processing. You can do it in windows too. Windows XP Pro even supports it. You just have to code for it right. Right now, near all multi-cluster machines are run on Linux for research grade number crunching. I use a 13 Core SGI cluster for some of my image processing work. It's Linux. When you get into graphics rendering and video editing, those multi-core boxes are usually windows. I also have a dual Itanium box running windows I use to archive video to digital.

Linux just tends to be the programmers OS. I think it's because it has more varrieties and is easily customizable for your particular task. It's also more streamlined and excells at everything other then developing windows apps or editing and rendering video. Altho I think the Pixar rendering boxes might be linux as well....

 

[SteveFerrigno]

Oh cool. So it is actually possible to set up multiple computers?

At the moment I’m learning Python (www.Python.org) and later this September I’m taking a course in C++ and Game Development

Would you say it’s better to have a multiple computer setup rather then having just 1 computer?

Steve

 

[34erd]

For home use, no.

 

[Praetor]

Ok, well I had this crazy idea that instead of buying just 1 really good computer, it is possible to buy about 4 not amazing computers and then somehow link them all together. Hopefully you understand what I mean, below is the links to the computer and screen I was thinking of doing it to, well that is, if it's possible.

Its doable but not in the manner in which you might think. A common way in which people harness the focused power of all those machines is via something called networked/distributed rendering

oh and another thing, would I actually have to buy 4 screens or would you be able to link them all so that it would only be able to use 1 screen?

You can use something called KVM to share the monitor and input devices

You can link them and have them share tasks or w/e, but its not like you can hook all of them up and have a super computer. There is no possible way to hook up 3 eMachines together. lol

If we take "hook up" and "link" to be synonyms of each other, you just contradicted yourself (and you're actually incorrect with the original post). You can share computing resources across multiple systems.

is that possible with a few standard computer or do they have to be of amazing standards to begin with?

Its quite doable with "normal" computers

All you want after all is one really good computer by the sounds of you post. What would you be doing with these? If regular everyday activities then you want a single good computer. Besides 4 crappy computers aren't going to help you a whole lot

I hear ya buddy but there are lots of "basement" activities that can benifit from this kind of distributed computing (i.e., stats analysis, home/school renderfarms etc) ... granted not everyone is going to be doing these kinds of things but they are done

Since I guess getting one good computer is a better idea, what would you recommend for the specs or pricing for an already build one?

Whats your budget and intention?

you're wanting to make a cheap blade server. It's not going to happen. Imagine how fast data has to be transported from the memory to the processor through the northbridge. Now replace that northbridge with cat 5 cable. Thats a HUGE bottle neck.

Ah yay someone that knows what im talking about ... I concurr with you wolehearted however there are cases where a task can be split up prior to initiating the calculations

i've never seen pricing for go-l stuff.

And you wont anymore ... they're done and over with now

£1200 more or less

You can buy an entire system for that.

what do you think is the maximum i could get up to?

Cant tell ya .. different for everyone

excells at everything other then developing windows apps or editing and rendering video. Altho I think the Pixar rendering boxes might be linux as well....

I think so however I think there should be a distinction between video processing (even though they like to call it rendering as well) and rendering as the animation community calls it

For home use, no.

Are you kidding? lol multi kicks so much ass!