On 10/21/2015 07:55 AM, Nicolas Cadieux wrote: > Hi, > I think this message never made it to the server. Apologies if it did. > > 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. >> Get an SSD for holding datasets and databases while working with them.
>> 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? >> Nope, most GIS is still primarily single threaded so an i7 would perform better. >> 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? >> Not that I've seen actually come forward. Maybe for the 3D stuff there might be something, look more into WebGL and 3js recommendations. I don't think favoring a particular gpu would be helpful to the general QGIS audience. >> Memory wise, we will get as much as the budget allows... >> +1 , of course with the chipsets you're picking I think that maxes at 32 GB. >> 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 >> -Alex _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
