OT: Server computer finally died. Going to build two?

[chef 3810]

This is the worst. My server computer died after a long run. I think the motherboard fried and it took the CPU with it.

 

But, I do have a new motherboard, and an i3 chip which fits it.

 

I also have a second i3 chip which doesn't fit it.

 

I was going to get a second motherboard and build a secondary computer to feed the network.

 

To be honest I really have got no idea what I am doing. I can assemble a computer (I know where to locate the pins on the motherboard for all the fans etc.), but is it possible to use the CPU on the second computer without emby server on it to take some of the transcoding load (instead of pulling the file from it and grinding the main server CPU)?

 

Can I somehow share the CPUs between both computers?

 

Maybe I am dreaming...

[chef 3810]

It looks as though what I am after is called a "cluster".

Edited June 13, 2016 by chef

[legallink 187]

Can I somehow share the CPUs between both computers?

 

Maybe I am dreaming...

 

Not without some significant lifting on your end. Emby has not been designed to support distributed encoding/computing, however it can handle multiple cores/threads.  So if you can have your computer view the separate computers as one, then yes, it is possible. 

[chef 3810]

Not without some significant lifting on your end. Emby has not been designed to support distributed encoding/computing, however it can handle multiple cores/threads. So if you can have your computer view the separate computers as one, then yes, it is possible.

After some more research I am starting to think I should have purchased a dual socket motherboard.