Clustering system

A modular computing cluster system comprises: A motherboard 200, including connectors 205 to connect to several interface boards 300; where each interface board comprises multiple connectors 303 for additional modules 400/500 (e.g. for processing or storage hardware). Each interface board is preferably networked such that it is capable of communicating directly with any other interface board in the system, which effectively allows any board of the system to Communicate with any other board in the system. This provides a system which has large scalability and may use low power components to reduce cooling requirements in, for example, a server system. The interface boards preferably communicate via a network pass through; and, the modules ware positioned parallel to the interface board when engaged with the module connector. The motherboard preferably includes a network controller, arranged to receive inputs from the plurality of interface boards. The connectors preferably comprise pins ...