I've been asked to price out a very high-end workstation for work. This machine will be used for data analysis. Our constraint is that we need to be able to invert very, very large matrices. Basically, this involves taking data from memory, doing a small number of floating point ops, and sending it back, over and over again.
Our current machine has 64 gigs of RAM, and thats adequate. We're building a second, faster machine, and we're considering 128 gigs for future proofing.
Other than that, we want the fastest possible processing. Single- and multi-threaded performance are both important. On-board video is more than fine.
I'm not sure at this point if a Xeon is a better choice than a Core...
Budget is... dunno. Let's say $4-5k. Less is better, obviously, but we can spend more if there is a real advantage.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
5. IF YOU have a brand preference.
Nope, other than obviously an Intel processor
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Nope
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Default
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
Really doesn't matter....
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
A couple months
Our current machine has 64 gigs of RAM, and thats adequate. We're building a second, faster machine, and we're considering 128 gigs for future proofing.
Other than that, we want the fastest possible processing. Single- and multi-threaded performance are both important. On-board video is more than fine.
I'm not sure at this point if a Xeon is a better choice than a Core...
Budget is... dunno. Let's say $4-5k. Less is better, obviously, but we can spend more if there is a real advantage.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA
5. IF YOU have a brand preference.
Nope, other than obviously an Intel processor
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Nope
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Default
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
Really doesn't matter....
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
A couple months