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A group of computers acting as one super-computer.

A group of computers acting as one super-computer.

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How do I build a cluster?

There have been a few articles floating around online over the last few years about building a cluster of computers at home - here for example. The Pi strikes me as a good platform for building / testing this kind of thing due to their low cost;…
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Pros and Cons of a Pi Cluster?

I have seen a lot of posts asking how to build a "supercomputer" or cluster with Raspberry Pis, but I have found very little with the pros and cons of actually making a network of Pis. I am interested in building my own small cluster, but I have a…
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Raspberry Pi Cluster Computer

I have recently bought a Porta Pi Arcade, which is basically an RPi powered arcade machine running emulation station and retro pi. I am currently running mame, Sega genesis etc. Using the Pi 2 i have managed to play some N64 games, but not all run…
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Does Raspberry Pi cluster make sense for a small rendering farm

I have seen bunch of articles saying how raspberries could be joined to make a cluster. I basically am a 3d artist type thing and you know rendering a 10 second animation can take hours. So if I make a cluster of about 20 or more raspberries with…
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Raspberry Pi for Machine Learning

I’m a software engineer interested (and doing research) in machine learning. For some of my machine learning models, I need more computational power than which offered by a single computer. Presently, I’m planning to buy few GPUs or build a small…
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Can Compute Modules provide clustering and high availability?

I am very interested in Compute Modules, but have a few concerns: The main press release (linked above) for Compute Modules states that these systems are "primarily designed for those who are going to create their own PCB". Does this mean it is…
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Raspberry Pi Cluster for Computation

I am new to Raspberry Pi's (as well as this stackexchange) and would like to use them to learn how to build a small cluster. (Currently using this guide: https://medium.com/@glmdev/building-a-raspberry-pi-cluster-784f0df9afbd) I am a mathematics…
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Is it possible to do GPU-accelerated tasks on a raspberry pi?

I have been looking into doing some cluster computing on several raspberry pis. Is it possible to use any kind of GPU acceleration on a pi?
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Is it possible to install Rocks Cluster Distribution on Raspberry Pi?

There are lots of websites about making a supercomputer with Raspberry Pi. Is it possible to install "Rocks Cluster Distribution" on Raspberry to have a more efficient cluster?
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How to: build a graphics cluster

Currently, I am waiting for my second RPi to arrive and then I will begin my fun building a RPi cluster. Also, later I want to extend it more and more. =) I am building it at home, home-experiment, just for learning, nothing more. =) But I also…
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Cost-effectiveness of Pi cluster

Does it make sense to use Pi cluster for real computation? My use case is to carry out intensive computation tasks 24/7. The tasks are pleasantly parallel, and there will be minimum inter-node communication. Most of the computation will be in double…
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Is it viable to run a cluster of Pis on PoE?

I’m thinking of experimenting with clustering RPis, but the thought of that mess of equipment (switch + multi-port USB charger) and cables is a bit of a turn-off. Does anyone know if there are any limitations to running a cluster of Pis with…
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Combine 2 Raspberry Pi 3

Can i somehow combine 2 Pi's so i have a better CPU speed? I'm new to this so a link to some tutorials (if possible) would be nice I know you can create a cluster for a database so you can scale it, but is this possible for the whole system? Thanks!
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NAS with a cluster of some raspberry pi

Is it possible to make a high performance NAS with a Raspberry Pi cluster (2 to 4 pis)? With high performance I mean able to handle streaming of 2 full HD movies at the same time. Let's say I have 4 RPis, each with 100 MBit LAN and a 1 TB USB disk…
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largest raspberry pi cluster

To my knowledge the cluster built by GCHQs is the currently the largest one. Does anyone know of a larger cluster currently being created? I found a 300 Pi cluster being built by this group http://megarpi.inf.unibz.it/index.php/about-us
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