Something like F@H

Karanislove · 13-09-2006, 10:25 PM

Hi all, after knowing about fah, a question appeared in my mind. Its kind of stupid question but logical though. In F@h, everything gets more faster and better if more & more computer joins so I was wondering, can we make something like this at home? Can we add 2-3 computers and make one super computer at home??

Edit: By mistake I've posted this in wrong section, moderaters can you please.........

Big B · 13-09-2006, 09:56 PM

Yes, although it's something I haven't played with. I believe you'd be looking at a Beowulf cluster, and I *think* there's some Linux distro's that are designed for that type of computing.

Addis · 13-09-2006, 10:05 PM

Clustering is used by animation companies like Pixar to render scenes quickly, although a home cluster wouldn't be a 'supercomputer'.

Karanislove · 13-09-2006, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by B

Yes, although it's something I haven't played with. I believe you'd be looking at a Beowulf cluster, and I *think* there's some Linux distro's that are designed for that type of computing.

So it means that its possible to have a small suptercomputer at home...

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Originally Posted by Addis

Clustering is used by animation companies like Pixar to render scenes quickly, although a home cluster wouldn't be a 'supercomputer'.

Why do you think like this?

btw, what can be done with that supercomputer? Can we play games with full settings or can we go video editing........

Big B · 13-09-2006, 10:40 PM

When people say supercomputer, they think more along the lines of what Cray offers. Things a supercomputer is used for are: large calculations (like F@H), animation rendering, simulation.

Since these are generally using massive CPU power, not video cards, this wouldn't be a gaming system.

Karanislove · 13-09-2006, 11:14 PM

how about applications, I mean normal computing............. multitasking etc.??

Big B · 14-09-2006, 03:18 AM

Sure, it could do that, but why would you want to check e-mail and run Word on a supercomputer? Those aren't super intensive tasks, so I highly doubt you're going to get an improvement there.

Addis · 14-09-2006, 09:23 AM

Clustering is only really useful for doing extremely intense computational tasks, which can be used with software to distribute the processing tasks across a network to multiple nodes. You couldn't play a game with a home cluster since:

The game would have to have a clustering feature, which none as far as I know have.
Without extremely high performance/low latency networking it would probably hurt performance more than improve it.

Swansen · 15-09-2006, 05:18 AM

unless your board supported teaming

13-09-2006, 10:25 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 23 Male Posts: 3,460 Times Helpful: 160 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	Something like F@H Hi all, after knowing about fah, a question appeared in my mind. Its kind of stupid question but logical though. In F@h, everything gets more faster and better if more & more computer joins so I was wondering, can we make something like this at home? Can we add 2-3 computers and make one super computer at home?? Edit: By mistake I've posted this in wrong section, moderaters can you please......... __________________ __________________________________________________ ___ Troubleshoot a Dead/Unbootable PC / Microsoft Events Viewer Troubleshoot Printer / Most Common Home Audio Problems_

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Yes, although it's something I haven't played with. I believe you'd be looking at a Beowulf cluster, and I think there's some Linux distro's that are designed for that type of computing. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Clustering is used by animation companies like Pixar to render scenes quickly, although a home cluster wouldn't be a 'supercomputer'. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	When people say supercomputer, they think more along the lines of what Cray offers. Things a supercomputer is used for are: large calculations (like F@H), animation rendering, simulation. Since these are generally using massive CPU power, not video cards, this wouldn't be a gaming system. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 23 Male Posts: 3,460 Times Helpful: 160 My Mood: Cool Status: Offline My Computer	how about applications, I mean normal computing............. multitasking etc.?? __________________ __________________________________________________ ___ Troubleshoot a Dead/Unbootable PC / Microsoft Events Viewer Troubleshoot Printer / Most Common Home Audio Problems_

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Sure, it could do that, but why would you want to check e-mail and run Word on a supercomputer? Those aren't super intensive tasks, so I highly doubt you're going to get an improvement there. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Clustering is only really useful for doing extremely intense computational tasks, which can be used with software to distribute the processing tasks across a network to multiple nodes. You couldn't play a game with a home cluster since: The game would have to have a clustering feature, which none as far as I know have. Without extremely high performance/low latency networking it would probably hurt performance more than improve it. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

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