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| 1221151 | 2011-08-06 07:07:00 | Hello, I was wondering if anyone on here had any expertise in setting up a cluster of computers. One computer runs Windows XP Home Edition and the other runs Windows 7 Enterprise. The main computer is a Dell Dimension 3100 and I want to use the Windows 7 machine to help games run better (you may say "Get a graphics card!" but sadly the Dell has a PCI Express 1x slot and a couple of PCI slots so therefore cannot support a dedicated graphics card.) Is this easy to do and is it worth it in terms of gaming? (The game concerned is Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe Edition.) |
mookster1 (15854) | ||
| 1221152 | 2011-08-06 07:12:00 | Sorry, can't really see that working for you. Software has to written to make use of a cluster and I can't see most commercially available games being designed for clusters. | gcarmich (10068) | ||
| 1221153 | 2011-08-06 08:17:00 | the latency and bandwith associated with rendering over a network is too great, the gfx cards have data throughput of several gbps that cannot be transfered over a network not to mention it would still lag since by the time it tried to draw and render it would have moved on. Maybe a new motherboard? idk but yeah, you kinda need a gfx card. Try trimming the settings down heaps? set the draw distnace close and make the rest minimal as possible |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1221154 | 2011-08-06 11:03:00 | What kind of games we talking? whats the gfx card in the better comp? I am going to agree with the others though. Can't hurt to try XD. | icow (15313) | ||
| 1221155 | 2011-08-07 10:54:00 | Definitely need a gfx card mate :pf1mobmini: |
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