On Wed, 2008-09-24 at 14:45 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A point of interest here is that reducing these service-related > interrupts was an important element in improving the HPL efficiency of > Windows HPC Server 2008 (over 2003) from sub 70% levels to closer to > 80%.
Did this include turning the screen saver off? > I am not sure at what scale this effect starts to become apparent. > Sandia's concerns with this issue were what drove Cray to start with > catamount on its initial XT3 offerings also. It depends on the level of the noise, if it's bad then you'll see the effects at 32 nodes. Ashley Pittman. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf