OT: Hmm....Xbox Cluster?!?

[PhoenixOfWater]

Hmm...what do you guys think about a Xbox beowulf cluster?
Link
The Xbox is about $150 at ebgames(Link)
The CPU is a mobile Intel Celeron 733Mhz processor

What do you think?

 

[Ionizer86]

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Interesting, actually some scientists have tried to set up a cluster. But the question is, which DC can it run?

 

[PhoenixOfWater]

I would say any that would run on a x86 and Linux... Seti... I really don't know about the other DC

 

[ericlp]

SETI????

NO.... Don't go there...

PS2....

They first did it on a PS2. But, 150 bucks for x box and only 733 mhz PROC on a 100Mhz Bus? Esp, with SLOW Memory.. Actually the GPU is the fastest PROC in these boxes. I highly doubt that you could do more then 1 - 2 WU a day. NOW if we could all get our 9800 PRO to somhow process WU I am sure we could all be doing 10 WU a day on are ATI/Gforce cards alone!!! Where as if you go to Fry's and buy a MB/CPU AMD 1800 - 2000 for 59.00 you can do about 7-9 (overclocked) all you need to buy is ram and a power supply. Flopy or Hard Drive too. But you can buy it all used for under 100 bucks. The only limitation would be POWER.... Tho if you had a big enough basement you could be the seti king for about 6K or so....

6K isn't all that expensive for even 1 computer these days. But there is even a better way to go....

 

[Coolkid]

I believe someone @ BBR had an XBox runing linux and crunching SETI, the times were pretty slow tho...

 

[PhoenixOfWater]

Yes, I did see then PS2
but the thing about the ps2 is that you need to BUY the linux install, HD, NET, Mouse and keyboard....

 

[PhoenixOfWater]

Originally posted by: Coolkid
I believe someone @ BBR had an XBox runing linux and crunching SETI, the times were pretty slow tho...

lol... thats funny
It was just a idea...i just want to hear what other ppl think..

 

[BlackMountainCow]

I think it's a cool idea to try running other software than intended on a $-box or a PS2.

But in the end this will not really give u a fair trade for what u have put into I guess. I mean a Cely with 733 MHz is not really what I'd call a WU-killer! I have no idea how hard it is to change back from DC to the gamingstuff on the $-box, but I higly doubt it is as easy as on a PC where u just shut down the DC software and play a game or whatever.

So...

Technical nerd speaking: great thing

DC nerd speaking: not the best choice to invest money IMHO

 

[titanmiller]

I really hope they come out with a client to run on graphics hardware for Seti2/Astorpulse. The latest graphics chips are immensly powerful compaired to Athlons and P4s (atleast in rendering), if an efficent client could be developed utilizing all pipelines fully I could see 30-40 (or more) WUs per day comming out of a GeForceFX or Radeon. But of course thats only if they could optimize it effectivly.

 

[Wolfsraider]

Originally posted by: titanmiller
I really hope they come out with a client to run on graphics hardware for Seti2/Astorpulse. The latest graphics chips are immensly powerful compaired to Athlons and P4s (atleast in rendering), if an efficent client could be developed utilizing all pipelines fully I could see 30-40 (or more) WUs per day comming out of a GeForceFX or Radeon. But of course thats only if they could optimize it effectivly.

man i would love to see that,maybe i would be able to crunch more then

 

[PhoenixOfWater]

hmmm just a little more info on the CPU
Intel Celeron 733 MHz processor (16K L1, 128K L2, 133 MHz FSB)
From this site Link

 

[SNC]

OK weres the programers?

 

[SlyNine]

Ah Yes, But the Xbox 733 mhz ... whatever. is also capable of doing 2 Gflops.. no Celeron is capable of doing that.