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ac_kumar 04-24-2012 01:32 PM

combine two processor power
 
I want to know is it possible to combine processing power of two or more system and if yes than how can we do it?
for example two systems with Pentium 4 processor 2.66 ghz combine there processing power

salasi 04-24-2012 03:18 PM

Well, it is certainly possible to combine their power consumptions...

Whether a task is parallelisable is to an extent a function of data dependencies (well, independent tasks are. independent and don't thus fall prey to data dependencies, but that doesn't always help as much as you might think).

Beowulf might be one possibility.

suicidaleggroll 04-24-2012 03:21 PM

MPI programs can run in parallel on multiple processors on the same machine, or on multiple machines through SSH tunnels.

Satyaveer Arya 04-25-2012 02:30 AM

http://superuser.com/questions/12250...of-2-computers

ac_kumar 04-26-2012 01:30 AM

do i have to use clustering and tutorial on it.
thanks for replys.

Satyaveer Arya 04-26-2012 01:50 AM

Yeah with the help of clustering it can be done. I think you should look for beowolf clustering.

cascade9 04-26-2012 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ac_kumar (Post 4661980)
for example two systems with Pentium 4 processor 2.66 ghz combine there processing power

Which will use more power and be slower than a more modern dual-core. A current quad/hexa core would be tons faster.

Clustering makes sense in some situations, but not (IMO) with P4s, or other old, slow, single core systems.

TB0ne 04-26-2012 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cascade9 (Post 4663364)
Which will use more power and be slower than a more modern dual-core. A current quad/hexa core would be tons faster. Clustering makes sense in some situations, but not (IMO) with P4s, or other old, slow, single core systems.

Agreed. Not to mention the fact that unless the app you're trying to run is written/compiled to take advantage of a cluster/parallel system, it probably won't run much faster to start with.


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