sharing the power up 2 pcs... how?

[machineman9]

i believe the technique of using the power of 2 PCs is known as crossgridding (or something similar) and i was wondering if there are any guides on how to do this.

i looked on google, but nothing showed up as i think i used the wrong name for the technique. please help as im in need of more power

[kipman725]

for FS or cluster tasks (rendering/calculations)?

[machineman9]

ermm, just in general... so say both my  pcs had 2gb RAM, i want it to have 4gb RAM

[ctjoyce]

Well first off having 4GB of RAM in a XP envirment is totally and utterly useless, as XP dosn't recgnise let alone even use 4GB of RAM.

Secondly it would split the tasks of processing, so all you get is a second processer and extra hard drives. You also get more moniter outputs, however do not get an SLi effect.

So unless your setting up a work station its not worth your time.

Cheers
Cameron

[machineman9]

well going back to the rendering/calculations. if it helps a little, i want the power of the 2 computers on the ONE single screen

[ctjoyce]

Try one of these If its the power of two in one you crave, then look no further.

Cheers
Cameron

[machineman9]

whats on that link looks cool... but i remember the technique  using a 100mb/s cable