Re: [R] Ideal (possible) configuration for an exalted R system

I also work with very large datasets, and currently am using an early 2008 MacPro 2x3GHz Quad-Cpre Intel Xeon with 32 GB RAM. This works very well, although (I'm ashamed to say, since it's partly a reflection of my programming skills) I still run out of RAM occasionally! But this system works well

[R] Ideal (possible) configuration for an exalted R system

Hi All, I am trying to assemble a system that will allow me to work with large datasets (45-50 million rows, 300-400 columns) possibly amounting to 10GB + in size. I am aware that R 64 bit implementations on Linux boxes are suitable for such an exercise but I am looking for configurations that R

Re: [R] Ideal (possible) configuration for an exalted R system

Hi Harsh, The useR! 2008 site has useful information. E.g. talks by Graham Williams: http://www.statistik.uni-dortmund.de/useR-2008/slides/Williams.pdf Dirk Eddelbuettel http://www.statistik.uni-dortmund.de/useR-2008/tutorials/useR2008introhighperfR.pdf and others