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Quartzeye · 08-30-2002, 02:18 PM

Thanks for the info!

Since ATX power supplies are switching, I was under the impression that you could not just wire up the connectors from multiple supplies. Am I confussed????

The rack-mount idea is what I am trying to accomplish in function but not in form exactly.

My idea is to take 4 - 8 m/b's, cheap ones with built in video, and set up a huge cluster.

I plan on building a case that would house the m/b's in a side-by side fashion. I wanted to plug the m/b's into a bus that was powered by 3, 500 watt power supplies. Not just for the power but for some redundency.

Each m/b would would be plugged into a "water-buss" so that I could keep everything cool and drop the noise level.

As this would be a server, I planned on building a network switch and KVM into the case. That way I would have access to the cluster as a single unit throught the cluster controller board.

Running dual nics on each board was an issue until I found 90 degree riser cards.

I figure with 8 m/b's I can get a whole lot of power in a 16 X 16 X 20 custom case.

Maybe, what I want to do is the wrong approach, but space and cost are an issue when compared to rack-mounted systems. Not to mention space and noise as well.

Any additional info, schemaics, etc. on wiring up the p/s's and switchs would be greatly appreciated.

08-30-2002, 02:18 PM	#8
Quartzeye Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3	Thanks for the info! Since ATX power supplies are switching, I was under the impression that you could not just wire up the connectors from multiple supplies. Am I confussed???? The rack-mount idea is what I am trying to accomplish in function but not in form exactly. My idea is to take 4 - 8 m/b's, cheap ones with built in video, and set up a huge cluster. I plan on building a case that would house the m/b's in a side-by side fashion. I wanted to plug the m/b's into a bus that was powered by 3, 500 watt power supplies. Not just for the power but for some redundency. Each m/b would would be plugged into a "water-buss" so that I could keep everything cool and drop the noise level. As this would be a server, I planned on building a network switch and KVM into the case. That way I would have access to the cluster as a single unit throught the cluster controller board. Running dual nics on each board was an issue until I found 90 degree riser cards. I figure with 8 m/b's I can get a whole lot of power in a 16 X 16 X 20 custom case. Maybe, what I want to do is the wrong approach, but space and cost are an issue when compared to rack-mounted systems. Not to mention space and noise as well. Any additional info, schemaics, etc. on wiring up the p/s's and switchs would be greatly appreciated.