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Hardware
Total hardware cost per compute node (including Network switches, UPS, shelving) is below $600.
Cluster server:
- Intel quad-core CPU i5-4690 @ 3.5GHz
- Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-H97M-D3H with on-board Gigabit ethernet (private cluster network)
- Intel EXPI9301CTBLK Gigabit ethernet adapter (connection to Missouri S&T campus network)
- 16 GByte dual channel DDR3-1600 memory
- 2 x 1 TByte WD Black SATA hard drive (in RAID 1 configuration) for system
- 2 x 6 TByte WD Black SATA hard drive (in RAID 1 configuration) for user home directories
- 3 TByte external hard drive for backups
- DVD +/- R/W drive
- Antec P100 case with Antec Earthswatts power supply
- APC BR1500G Back-UPS with BR24BPG battery pack
159 Core i5 compute nodes:
- Intel quad-core CPU i5-6600 @ 3.3 GHz or i5-4690 @ 3.5 GHz or i5-3570 @ 3.4GHz
- Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H110M-A or Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2 or Biostar B75MU3+
- 16 GByte dual channel DDR4-2133 or DDR3-1600 memory
- Antec or Raidmax case with Antec or Corsair power supply
- APC or Cyberpower UPS (two nodes share a UPS unit)
32 Core i7 compute nodes:
- Intel hexa-core CPU i7-8700 @ 3.2 GHz
- Motherboard Gigabyte B360M D3H
- 32 GByte dual channel DDR4-2666 memory
- Antec NSK 4480 case with Antec or Corsair power supply
- APC UPS (two nodes share a UPS unit)
Private cluster network:
- 3 Dell Powerconnect 24 port Gigabit Ethernet switches
- 8 D-Link DGS-1024D 24 port Gigabit Ethernet switches
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