On Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 05:12:09PM -0500, Robert G. Brown wrote: > The usual rule is that 1U nodes will cost a bit more than equivalently > equipped desktops, primarily because the 1U cases cost more and because > one has to work a bit harder to ensure that e.g. the CPUs stay cool and > so on.
The single-socket 2U nodes that I buy cost the same as our developer desktops, which have a somewhat expensive case in order to be quiet. Since he's putting these into a hosting facility, it's likely that having 1U boxes doesn't gain him anything... the limit is generally power, not space. And 2U boxes are quieter and more reliable. -- greg _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
