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Originally Posted by Dimman
I'm starting to research hardware and Linux, after over a decade being out of the loop for what is cutting edge.
I was looking at starting with an Intel i7, but saw on your blog you are using Intel Xeon. What should I focus the build around? Which resources should be the priority (cpu, core number, cache, ram, video card)? Is the CFD mostly cpu/ram intensive, and ParaView graphics card intensive?
Also, how much of a difference in performance between a regular Linux install (Ubuntu) and going through VirtualBox on Windows?
Thanks for any help you can offer.
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Paul told me it's CPU/RAM intensive. I believe he has dual i7's with 16GB and a full car model takes around 18-24 hrs to process. With our workstation, it can be done in 2-4 hrs. Not sure of the performance difference but we use Ubuntu through VirtualBox. I don't know much about computers though, so I'm sure he can tell you more.