1+1=2.6

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  1. kobaj

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    Well i'll hopefully soon be getting two 100-133 mhz computers and who neads somthing that slow and old but I goto thinking and looking through the web and found this http://www.bit-tech.net/article/141 and I wanted to do this so instead of 133mhz I get 266mhz.Unfortunutly after looking through the article it doesnt say how he does it.So I come asking you how could I do this.
     
  2. Xen0phobiak

    Xen0phobiak SMEGHEADS!

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    Its known as parallel computing, certain software can use multiple pc's over a network in order to share processor load.

    These programs tend to be graphics rendering software, for those specs, I wouldnt have thought it was worth the hassle ;)
     
  3. kobaj

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    The comp I'm on right now 2.0 and if i could get 2.6 well that would be tons better.
     
  4. Xen0phobiak

    Xen0phobiak SMEGHEADS!

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    Could you explain a little more please?

    From your 1st post it seems you want to use two 133mhz pc's, but from my understanding of your second post you have a 2ghz machine, and want to add the older machines to your processing power?

    This method is only effective on large jobs such as graphical rendering, or video processing, hence not supported by windows itself for the everyday user. Adding two 133mhz machines to a 2ghz machine for such a task would probably slow down the task overall.
     
  5. Esty Savage

    Esty Savage What's a Dremel?

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    im pretty what he means when he says it gives him 9ghz power is only when rendering, i believe all he did was put 5 computers into one custom case and connect them with a network. in the program hes using, theres probably a render across a network option, which utilizes all of the processors at once, many big companies do this with massive amounts of computers at one time.
     
  6. kobaj

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    No sorry.I have a 2.0 ghz machine and I want a another completely different machine.that is pritty fast so I thought about adding two old computers together for one that is as good or better than this machine i'm on.

    edit:So there is no way to get 2.6 out of two 1.3.
     
  7. Kameleon

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    Umm, 2x133!=2600...

    :eyebrow:
     
  8. Xen0phobiak

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    Did you mean two older 1ghz-1.3ghz machines?
     
  9. kobaj

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    Do I have to reword everything.

    Ok I am using a 2.0 ghz machine right now.Now in a week I will be getting two 1.33ghz machine. And two slow and one fast is bad so I want two fast and zero slow. In order to get two fast I have to put together the two slow ones.My question is can I put together two old ones to make a fast computer wich in case my 2.0 ghz machine would ever die I have a back up 2.6ghz computer to fill its place.
     
  10. Kameleon

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    It helps when you're understandable, yes. You did say 100-133MHz machines in your original post after all.

    And your answer is a firm no, nothing that you want to do has cross-network processing support.
     
  11. kobaj

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    Damn, well what can I do with two old 1.33ghz computers.
     
  12. Xen0phobiak

    Xen0phobiak SMEGHEADS!

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    Linux or bsd boxes to play with.

    File servers.

    Media players.

    the list goes on....
     
  13. Kameleon

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    Got any doors that won't stay open? ;)
     
  14. kobaj

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    How did you get that?

    linux hmm...maybe

    Unfortunutly no.
     
  15. Highland3r

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    FOLDING? Maybe a firewall/smoothwall box? HTPC?
     
  16. Tomm

    Tomm I also ride trials :¬)

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    You don't have to find a use for them. At home we've got 3-4 PCs like that, just old and of no real use. You know, do you need a smoothwall firewall? Probably not. Does your PC play music and stuff? Yes. Therefore do you need a HTPC? No.

    Hmmm that probably came across real grumpy. And yes, you're all right, I don't need the A64 in my sig. But it's so nice :hehe:
     
  17. kobaj

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    How high do you think I could overclock it with just stock fans and heat sincks/different fans heat sincks/water cooling.
     
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    Barewolf Cluster? (however you spell it).
     
  19. TheCleaner

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    whats the fsb's on them? are they athlons? im guessing 133? cus i might buy one off ya
     
  20. Highland3r

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    IF they are athlon thunderbirds, ~ 1.4-5ghz max, maybe a little more on water. If intel, no idea :)
     

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