Re: [COOT] optimal Hardware for coot

2012-01-17 Thread Frank Thommen
regarding memory: [...] - does ECC make any sense or is it a waste of money (Generally, not specifically related to COOT): Waste of money unless you are running a 24x7x365 server. frank

Re: [COOT] optimal Hardware for coot

2012-01-17 Thread Paul Emsley
I can address some of these... On 17/01/12 12:14, Charles Finley wrote: is there anything like an optimal hardware setup for a new installation of coot? I don't know - it would be a useful thing to track, I think - updating one a year or so... (I am a bit behind the times, hardware-wise)

Re: [COOT] optimal Hardware for coot

2012-01-17 Thread Tim Gruene
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Chuck, if you get a recent machine with a decent graphics card, you probably will not notice much difference between whether it's intel or AMD or multi-core, etc. Coot is not very demanding to the hardware. Zalman monitors work neatly with coot

Re: [COOT] optimal Hardware for coot

2012-01-17 Thread Frank Thommen
Hi Charles, Hi, is there anything like an optimal hardware setup for a new installation of coot? [...] regarding 3D displays: - is shutter-stereo supported (with need for quadro gpu for synchronisation)? - is polarisation stereo supported (resulting in lower vertical resolution)? From pers

[COOT] optimal Hardware for coot

2012-01-17 Thread Charles Finley
Hi, is there anything like an optimal hardware setup for a new installation of coot? i had a look in the FAQ and the documentation, but i could not find anything (aside from the recommendation of a three button mouse). regarding the CPU: - is coot multithreaded? - does coot use any form of SSE