<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">First of all, I would like to than beowulf.org for hosting this mailing list - it's a great resource.</SPAN><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">I am looking to build a <I>budget</I> beowulf machine using commodity hardware. I expect it to use a Linux OS such as Debian or Gentoo. I have never built a clustered computer before... and was hoping to get some hardware / software advice.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I don't have a purpose for the machine yet - I am really just doing it to get some clustered computing experience. Therefore I'm just looking to build a solid general-purpose clustered machine.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>These are the specs I have come up with so far, all suggestions welcome:</DIV><DIV><A href="http://www.bluwiki.org/go/My_Computers#Unamed_Beowulf_clustered_server">http://www.bluwiki.org/go/My_Computers#Unamed_Beowulf_clustered_server</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">Thanks for your help,</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">-Sam<BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>_______________________________</DIV><DIV>Sam Odio, Owner</DIV><DIV>OdioWorks, LLC Business Services</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>Website: <A href="http://www.OdioWorks.com">www.OdioWorks.com</A></DIV><DIV>Main: 1-866-544-4132 (toll free)</DIV><DIV>Cell: 1-888-282-2846 (toll free)</DIV><DIV>Fax: 434.979.3397 (local)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>