Linux PC Render Farm: 6 Motherboards, 24 Cores, 48GB DDR2!
Linux PC Render Farm: 6 Motherboards, 24 Cores, 48GB DDR2!

Have you ever seen a machine with 24 cores, 45GB of DDR2 RAM and 6 motherboards? If haven’t, you need to watch the story of Helmer! You might wonder, what case can be used assemble this monstrous machine? Well, the answer is the IKEA Helmer cabinet. Check out the entire procedure here.

 “3D computer rendering are very CPU intensive and the best way so speed up slow render problems, are usually to distribute them on to more computers. Render farms are usually very large, expensive and run using ALLOT of energy. I wanted to build something that could be put in my home, not make too much noise and run using very little energy...”


Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008.
Posted by Binod.
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