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  Re: Cluster with two processor system  
From: Rick [Kitty5]
Date: 1 Apr 2002 09:50:20
Message: <3ca873ac$1@news.povray.org>
> I'll soon (or sometime) have my hands on a new super-computer (compared to
> mine ;) at work. It's a dual athlon 1.7 ghz I think..
> Well, the question is, how do I optimize it for POV-Ray? Some guy told me
I
> should run the dual processors as a cluster, but I don't have any clue
how..
> (:

If you in windows land, you will be stuck rendering with 1 CPU, the only
advantage being that you will be able to give pov the highest priortity and
still be able to use the PC as normal.

Otherwise PVM pov might be worth a look, but its based on 3.1 (i think)


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Rick

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