On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 10:06:14AM -0500, Thomas Carroll wrote: > 2. Given my budget (about 20K), I plan on going with GigE on about 24 > nodes. Am I right in thinking that faster network interconnects are > just too expensive for this budget?
Wrong question. The right question: given my application, what network gives me the most bang for my buck? For such a small system, the answer is likely gigE; but, if your code doesn't scale to 24 nodes with gigE, you'll have to think about alternatives. There are codes and data set sizes at which gigE doesn't scale. -- greg _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
