Re: [R] Powerful PC to run R

2011-05-16 Thread Liviu Andronic
On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 5:25 PM, John C Frain fra...@gmail.com wrote: Given the price of the Thinkpad X201 I would be very upset if it overheated and would contact my supplier for a replacement. Consider getting an aluminium cooling pad, such as those provided by Zalman. It helps keeping my HP

Re: [R] Powerful PC to run R

2011-05-15 Thread Gabor Grothendieck
On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 6:38 AM, Michael Haenlein haenl...@escpeurope.eu wrote: I'm currently running R on my laptop -- a Lenovo Thinkpad X201 (Intel Core i7 CPU, M620, 2.67 Ghz, 8 GB RAM). The problem is that some of my calculations run for several days sometimes even weeks (mainly simulations

Re: [R] Powerful PC to run R

2011-05-15 Thread Spencer Graves
Also: A previous post in this tread suggested Rprof [sec. 3.2 in Writing R Extensions, available via help.start()]. This should identify the functions that consume the most time. The standard procedure to improve speed is as follows: 1. Experiment with different ways of computing

Re: [R] Powerful PC to run R

2011-05-15 Thread Henrik Bengtsson
On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Spencer Graves spencer.gra...@structuremonitoring.com wrote: Also:  A previous post in this tread suggested Rprof [sec. 3.2 in Writing R Extensions, available via help.start()]. This should identify the functions that consume the most time.  The standard

Re: [R] Powerful PC to run R

2011-05-15 Thread Aram Fingal
On May 13, 2011, at 6:38 AM, Michael Haenlein wrote: Dear all, I'm currently running R on my laptop -- a Lenovo Thinkpad X201 (Intel Core i7 CPU, M620, 2.67 Ghz, 8 GB RAM). The problem is that some of my calculations run for several days sometimes even weeks (mainly simulations over a

Re: [R] Powerful PC to run R

2011-05-15 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 15/05/2011 3:02 PM, Aram Fingal wrote: On May 13, 2011, at 6:38 AM, Michael Haenlein wrote: Dear all, I'm currently running R on my laptop -- a Lenovo Thinkpad X201 (Intel Core i7 CPU, M620, 2.67 Ghz, 8 GB RAM). The problem is that some of my calculations run for several days sometimes

Re: [R] Powerful PC to run R

2011-05-15 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On Sun, 15 May 2011, Duncan Murdoch wrote: On 15/05/2011 3:02 PM, Aram Fingal wrote: On May 13, 2011, at 6:38 AM, Michael Haenlein wrote: Dear all, I'm currently running R on my laptop -- a Lenovo Thinkpad X201 (Intel Core i7 CPU, M620, 2.67 Ghz, 8 GB RAM). The problem is that some of my

[R] Powerful PC to run R

2011-05-13 Thread Michael Haenlein
Dear all, I'm currently running R on my laptop -- a Lenovo Thinkpad X201 (Intel Core i7 CPU, M620, 2.67 Ghz, 8 GB RAM). The problem is that some of my calculations run for several days sometimes even weeks (mainly simulations over a large parameter space). Depending on the external conditions, my

Re: [R] Powerful PC to run R

2011-05-13 Thread Mike Marchywka
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 12:38:51 +0200 From: haenl...@escpeurope.eu To: r-help@r-project.org Subject: [R] Powerful PC to run R Dear all, I'm currently running R on my laptop -- a Lenovo Thinkpad X201 (Intel Core i7 CPU, M620, 2.67 Ghz, 8 GB RAM). The problem is that some of my

Re: [R] Powerful PC to run R

2011-05-13 Thread Hrishi Mittal
Have you considered using Amazon EC2? If you search on http://www.r-bloggers.com, people have written about their experiences. On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Michael Haenlein haenl...@escpeurope.euwrote: Dear all, I'm currently running R on my laptop -- a Lenovo Thinkpad X201 (Intel Core

Re: [R] Powerful PC to run R

2011-05-13 Thread Barry Rowlingson
On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Michael Haenlein haenl...@escpeurope.eu wrote: I'm now thinking about buying a more powerful desktop PC or laptop. Can anybody advise me on the best configuration to run R as fast as possible? I will use this PC exclusively for R so any other factors are of

Re: [R] Powerful PC to run R

2011-05-13 Thread John C Frain
Given the price of the Thinkpad X201 I would be very upset if it overheated and would contact my supplier for a replacement. I also understand that this CPU may slow down if it is overheated. You would probably get a better performance from a desktop workstation or a larger laptop with better