[clue] RPi cluster

[Mark G. Harvey]

Cool project!  

Build your own supercomputer out of Raspberry Pi boards

Summary: Who says you need a few million bucks to build a supercomputer? Joshua Kiepert put together a Linux-powered Beowulf cluster with Raspberry Pi computers for less than $2,000.  

http://www.zdnet.com/build-your-own-supercomputer-out-of-raspberry-pi-boards-7000015831/


Creator's white paper: Creating a Raspberry Pi-Based Beowulf Cluster, (PDF Link)
http://coen.boisestate.edu/ece/files/2013/05/Creating.a.Raspberry.Pi-Based.Beowulf.Cluster_v2.pdf


So instead of 32 nodes, you build an 8 node system for ~$400.  Well within the home brew computer budget.  
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