Creating a $99 parallel computing machine

[zombie67]

Creating a $99 parallel computing machine is just as hard as it sounds (http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/creating-a-99-parallel-computing-machine-is-just-as-hard-as-it-sounds/)

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[litehouse43]

Looking very forward to these. I was a KickStarter backer and should have my two boards arriving shortly. I will keep you guys posted. Would eventually like to port NumberFields over to ARM to run it on these.

[DrPop]

Huh. Interesting. My one question would be, how does the GFLOPs per Watt compare to X86 CPUs? That's what it kind of boils down to these days, is how much the utility bill is each month for a given number crunching ability. ;)

[Slicker]

Huh. Interesting. My one question would be, how does the GFLOPs per Watt compare to X86 CPUs? That's what it kind of boils down to these days, is how much the utility bill is each month for a given number crunching ability. ;)
For us, that's true. However, many data centers charge per sq. ft. or per unit of rack space. That's why blade servers were/are such a big hit for those who didn't need a lot of disk storage. I'm sure someone will come up with a pluggable version of these if they can compete with the blades' power and cost less.

[Mumps]

Look into HP's Moonshot (http://h17007.www1.hp.com/us/en/enterprise/servers/products/moonshot/index.aspx#.UgGKapw7Xcs) that they announced recently. Very similar approach to taking blades and continuing to head towards this Credit card sized server...


Form Factor
HP Moonshot 1500 chassis- 4.3U form factor
HP ProLiant Moonshot servers are constructed to allow for 45 servers to fit vertically and exclusively into
the HP Moonshot 1500 chassis
HP Moonshot-45G Switch Modules are designed for up to two switches to install vertically and exclusively
into the HP Moonshot 1500 chassis. An HP Moonshot-6SFP Uplink Module is required per switch