techno_race
08-29-2010, 09:36 PM
Is there a way to combine the power of multiple (completely different) computers by networking them together somehow to make them act as one powerful computer? Example:
Computer 1 = 1.3 GHz with 1 GB of RAM
Computer 2 = 1.7 GHz with 2 GB of RAM
This should result in a computer that acts either as:
Result 1 = 3 GHz with 3 GB of RAM
Result 2 = dual-core 1.5 GHz with 3 GB of RAM
The solution should be scalable to several computers. It would be preferable to end up with it running Windows or some Linux distribution (possibly with software-based virtualization).
I've looked at clustering software/tutorials, but everything I read seems to contradict everything else I've read. If I'm getting the gist of it, the above is possible. I'm wondering (assuming that it is possible) how to do so.
Computer 1 = 1.3 GHz with 1 GB of RAM
Computer 2 = 1.7 GHz with 2 GB of RAM
This should result in a computer that acts either as:
Result 1 = 3 GHz with 3 GB of RAM
Result 2 = dual-core 1.5 GHz with 3 GB of RAM
The solution should be scalable to several computers. It would be preferable to end up with it running Windows or some Linux distribution (possibly with software-based virtualization).
I've looked at clustering software/tutorials, but everything I read seems to contradict everything else I've read. If I'm getting the gist of it, the above is possible. I'm wondering (assuming that it is possible) how to do so.