processors to avoid
semptron opertron turion duo........ I want to get a laptop that can still do cfd if need be. Ive used a p4 machine well. what should i avoid?
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Re: processors to avoid
Can I infer from your comment that the p4 is not a good fit for scientific computing? please elaborate, thanks As far as I know the opteron is behaving well
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I think its good! I did my whole thesis research with one. Once I heard that the celerons had some math functions removed. But really I don't know much of anything about the differences between chips. So does anybody know which is best for cfd of the new crop of intel and amd laptop and desktop chips?
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for CFD programs, Fluent for example, they are more RAM intensive and video RAM intesive that processor intensive. If you are going to spend some money on a laptop I would make sure that you get a 64bit chip. Make sure that the video is AT LEAST 256k RAm, and make sure you get a decent sized video screen. That will bring the price up, but without that the CFD programs are tough. Have a gig of ram too.
www.tomshardware.com is a great website to visit for the latest in computer news. I have strictly AMD processors in all my computers. I have never been a fan of intel. But, that is just me. Also, I am a big fan of MSI MBs. I think the MBs come loaded with great northbridge processing, and good RAM networking. Plus, their pinging of the MSI server to make sure you have the latest drivers is nice. |
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Why would you want to spend a fortune on a laptop that can run CFD?
Buy a cheap laptop and a stationary and save money instead of buying a CFD laptop. Finally, do not expect www.tomshardware.com to solve your questions regarding CFD-optimal CPUs. It will give you a hint though how well different CPUs match up against each other when it comes to standard benchmarks (mostly written to benefit either Intel or AMD). |
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