[Beowulf] Re: GPU boards and cluster servers.

[Joe Landman]

Prentice Bisbal wrote:

> I'm sure even in the computer world a similar rule applies. $ = cheap
> components, $$= better components, etc.

A Xeon is a Xeon is a Xeon.

Some RAM DIMM builders use ... ah ... less than spectacular ... parts.

But peel off some of the carefully applied labels on the tier-1 units 
and you find some ... interesting ... things beneath (usually the labels 
that say you void your warranty if you remove them).





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