<div dir="ltr">If it's just for personal experimentation, threaded rod is ideal. A couple of 120mm fans for cooling and a power supply with splitters.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Jeff Layton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:laytonjb@att.net" target="_blank">laytonjb@att.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Afternoon,<br>
<br>
Work is done so I can turn my attention to better things :)<br>
<br>
I'm looking at building a small cluster of 4 systems. Each<br>
system will have just the MB, memory, processor, and<br>
maybe an SSD or HD (no more than 2 per node). The<br>
boards are all micro-ATX or mini-ITX and I'm not sure which<br>
one I'm getting. I'm thinking about put each system in a<br>
small case with a power supply but I'd like to keep the<br>
case small.<br>
<br>
In looking at Newegg the smaller cases are all fairly pricey<br>
even without power supplies ($40-$80). The MB+CPU is less<br>
than $100 (I don't know how much memory I'll put in just<br>
yet). Any recommendations? (BTW - the CPUs draw 25W).<br>
<br>
The other alternative is going the "threaded rod" route. I've<br>
seen lots of people do this but I've never done. This would<br>
allow me to dump the case. Maybe something like this:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.calvin.edu/~adams/research/microwulf/" target="_blank">http://www.calvin.edu/~adams/<u></u>research/microwulf/</a><br>
<br>
Has anyone done this before and could give me some advice<br>
offline?<br>
<br>
TIA and sorry for the interruption.<br>
<br>
Jeff<br>
<br>
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