Pi Cluster with Farywren mini itx motherboard

[eliteforce898]

I was thinking about making a Pi cluster before I heard about the farywren mini itx motherboard. It then got me thinking, could I make a cluster out of the itx board with a Pi (B+ or 2). Could it work, and if it does should I take the hassle to do it? I would also maybe overclock the cpu on all the boards.

To do or not to do, that is the question.

[davidcoton]

I assume you mean this. It appears to be for the Model A or B, not B+ or 2B. How would it help you build a cluster? If you buy one, be aware of the limitations too (no power supply included, for example).

Why do you want a cluster anyway? Knowing that might affect how to build a cluster. Also, search online for other Pi clusters to see what people have done and what they have achieved.

[eliteforce898]

Yes, that is the itx motherboard. 1. I wanted to do it because I was bored 2. I could use a actual psu because I was going to get a USB to PCIe and add a gtx 750 ti and with the psu for added power to support it 3. I wanted to build a cluster because I haven't made one and I could use an OS like windows. I realised now that the itx board was for a/b because of the 26 gpio pins on it so I'd probely make a itx board with model B or a 4 cluster model 2 B. Thank you .

[rpiswag]

I am sorry to let you down but that graphics card you speak of is for the x86 platform not arm and the Raspberry Pi even the new and awesome pi 2 is an arm based computer. These platforms are completely different and even if they where there are no drivers that would run on the pi and even if you did have magical drivers the card would not ever run at a unusable speed because the pi can not transfer data fast enough to the card. I know this is a let down. I have always wanted to do it to.

[davidcoton]

Similar problem with Windows. AFAIK there is nothing like Windows that will run on ARM (except, of course, various versions of Linux ). Just making a cluster doesn't change that.

Note that Windows 10 IoT has been (pre-)announced for Pi2. It's likely to be Windows without windows.

Also, read enough here to understand the difference between a Pi2 with four tightly coupled cores, and a cluster of loosely coupled Pis. One is useful, the other has not really found an appropriate use yet, aside from learning how to build it.

[fruitoftheloom]

Yes, that is the itx motherboard. 1. I wanted to do it because I was bored 2. I could use a actual psu because I was going to get a USB to PCIe and add a gtx 750 ti and with the psu for added power to support it 3. I wanted to build a cluster because I haven't made one and I could use an OS like windows. I realised now that the itx board was for a/b because of the 26 gpio pins on it so I'd probely make a itx board with model B or a 4 cluster model 2 B. Thank you .

Well you can forget Windows, though there is W3.1 in DOSBOX and Windows CE (sort of running), best to stick to Unix/Linux Distributions

..and before we have the Windows 10 debate again, it is a development OS not a Desktop OS