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Nicolas Cadieux M.Sc. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nicolas Cadieux <nicolas.cadi...@archeotec.ca> Date: Oct 19, 2015 14:57 Subject: QGIS hardware recommendations? To: Qgis Users List <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> Cc: > Hi, > > We are building new (Windows 10) computers for QGIS and I was wondering if > there is any new hardware consideration to think of? I don't want a gamer > style debate on Intel vs AMD or nvidia vs ATI but I am wondering if the QGIS > CODE is evolving toward a better support of things like nvidia's Cuda support > for calculations or rendering. > > First off for CPU we are considering the latest i7 on the z170 or X99 > chipsets. (We are not looking at zeon's for now. These are desktop and not > workstations.) I know the differences between both chipsets so no comments > are needed here. > > Any reason we should go with AMD (apart from the fact that they have more > core (currently slower) which could help in muti-threaded rendering). Is > there an advantage, code wise, to using amd64 cpu's? > > Video cards: any nvidia Cuda support in the planning? Has anything been > optimized for AMD/ATI or NDVIA? Should I be looking for a particular version > of OpenGL or DirectX? (I guess QGIS uses OpenGL???) How about when we use > GLobe or Qgis2threejs? Any future consideration needed? > > Memory wise, we will get as much as the budget allows... > > Thanks for any comments. Again, I am looking for comments more from a QGIS > CODE perspective and future orientations, not a gamer hardware perspective. > > Cheers! > > Nicolas > > Nicolas Cadieux M.Sc. > Les Entreprises Archéotec inc. > 8548, rue Saint-Denis Montréal H2P 2H2 > Téléphone: 514.381.5112 Fax: 514.381.4995 > www.archeotec.ca _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
