<div dir="ltr"><div>Hmm. For design things like this, you might want to hit up Freeside Atlanta ( <a href="https://wiki.freesideatlanta.org/fs/Info">https://wiki.freesideatlanta.org/fs/Info</a> ). They have a mailing list and a meetup every Tuesday. Every other Tuesday meeting is for working on current projects, but on the other ones you could discuss this with someone in person. Ther're lots of smart folks with experience in just this kind of problem out there. They also know local sources for cheap plastic sheet and threaded rod.<br><br></div>-- CHS<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 5:53 PM, JD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com" target="_blank">jdp@algoloma.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">A cluster for what purpose?<br>
It matters.<br>
<br>
I have a $100 system - it plays videos and serves storage, but not much else -<br>
it just doesn't have the CPU to do much else.<br>
<br>
At that price point, the compute power will be highly limited.<br>
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On 09/09/2014 05:28 PM, Jeff Layton wrote:<br>
> 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/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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