Hi,
I think what you want is to build a 2-way SMP platform with two 4core CPU(it
seems you confused Core2 Duo with Quad).Two server CPU and a server mainboard
is you need,XEON 5400 series and mainboard based on intel 5000 chipset is a
good choice. Don't consider the CPU for desktop,it cannot work in SMP mode and
incompatible with process-socket of server mainboard.
A single core i7 process system is another good choice,after a slight overclock
it may offer the same performance,but cheaper than 2-way XEON platform and
easier to build and maintain by yourself.
For visualizing MD,a lower middle class nVidia/ATI video card is enough,nearly
all of them works well in Fedora.Newer version of Fedora always offer better
compatibility for new hardware.
--Lu Tian
> Hi!!!
>
> I have a question about computing platform. My primary idea
> is as follows...
>
> Could I install two Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs (each with 4
> cores , such as
> Core 2 Q9500) in one main board, just like a PC? It is
> appropriate for
> computer simulation? What about its computing stability?
>
> We choose VMD to visualize the result of the molecular
> dynamics simulation.
> What display card can be used well in Fedora 8 Linux?
>
> Is there any additional advice to me for disposing
> computing platform?
>
> Thanks a lot!!!
>
> Ming Li
> Dec.29th,08
>
>
>
> --
> Ming Li
> Institute of Chemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences
> Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100080, P. R. China
> Tel: +86-10-13811601014 / 62564829
> E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
> ...........................................................................................
> Knowledge is a city to the building of which every human
> being brought a
> stone.
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