-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello Chuck,
if you get a recent machine with a decent graphics card, you probably will not notice much difference between whether it's intel or AMD or multi-core, etc. Coot is not very demanding to the hardware. Zalman monitors work neatly with coot (we use Nvidia Quadro FX 580 cards in our machines, but I am sure less will do). I have no experience with shutter-stereo. Cheers, Tim On 01/17/2012 01:14 PM, Charles Finley wrote: > Hi, > > is there anything like an optimal hardware setup for a new installation of > coot? > > i had a look in the FAQ and the documentation, but i could not find anything > (aside from the recommendation of a three button mouse). > > regarding the CPU: > > - is coot multithreaded? > - does coot use any form of SSE? > - is intel or AMD preferred? > > regarding memory: > > - more is better? > - does ECC make any sense or is it a waste of money > > regarding the GPU: > > - is CUDA / Stream / Open CL supported? > - is a high end card needed or will any mainstream card do? > - any need for large on-card memory? > > regarding disk drives: > > - does coot benefit from faster harddrives / RAID 0? > > regarding 3D displays: > > - is shutter-stereo supported (with need for quadro gpu for synchronisation)? > - is polarisation stereo supported (resulting in lower vertical resolution)? > > thanks for your help > > Chuck > - -- - -- Dr Tim Gruene Institut fuer anorganische Chemie Tammannstr. 4 D-37077 Goettingen GPG Key ID = A46BEE1A -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iD8DBQFPFWwVUxlJ7aRr7hoRArYrAKDhyIqQY0iFT3vOFBSz5E0Jf44tuQCeI9yX Sg4wiOZm+Vhxd4NKUh3gus0= =bbnZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
