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General question about load balancing / distributed computing

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Hi all,

I've recently started a topic to see what a good new hardware is for a high-end system ( http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1708044 ) got the advice to just ask the question again when i'm going to actually buy it (instead of plan half a year/year in advance :p ). Fair enough!

I've been thinking something over. The hardware will be costly,... and I might need to even buy two of them (for work co worker).

Now, I was thinking of the following. Instead of getting two high-end systems, just get one, with two imacs or alike, and then use one high end work station for computing, with one or two Xeon Phi cards/Tesla/Firepro, whenever the software is up for it. (And use for Folding or alike programs to use the computing power for something good)

Now the question is.
1. Is it possible to use a server for general adobe programs? (I know 3dMax/Maya etc would be allright with it as render station).
2. Network infastructure wise; how fast needs the connection be? I hear people do it with a gigabit connection or infiniband?
3. Is this just a really useless way of thinking and do I have it all wrong? :)

Thanks in advance!
 
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im a bit of a noob when it comes to these things but ill try my best to solve your questions

looking at the link provided i learned what you need this system for

1.since you want a single or duel socket system the software you talked about will run fine on a multicore system

2.im not sure about that but if your going to use it to transfer files between computers be sure your other computer doesnt have a bottle neck (hard drive speed)

3. maybe :D
 
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This comes up every once in a while - here's the last thread with some discussion that might answer your questions to an extent - http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1674006

Overall, I think the current verdict on it is that it is too expensive for the additional benefits provided and you'd be better off running the two systems as stand alones (as you could build a third or fourth with the cash it takes to connect the first two).
 
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