[richardchen]

Hello!

We just bought a workstation desktop from Costco to do some CFD work and is possible to still return it if necessary. We want to do some 3D transient CFD simulation (flow, heat and mass transfer) with about a quarter to half a million nodes. The full specs of the desktop are listed below. We would appreciate it if you guys could give us any advice on whether our desktop is good enough, or if there is a benchmark to meet our necessities.

Thank you for any advice!

HP ENVY 700qe Desktop | Intel Core i7
Processor & Memory:
• Intel® Core™ i7-4770 quad-core processor 3.4GHz
• 8MB Shared Cache
• 32GB DDR3-1600MHz [4 DIMMs]

Drives:
• 2TB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive
• SuperMulti DVD Burner

Operating System:
• Microsoft® Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

Graphics & Video:
• Intel HD Graphics
• HP 25xi 25-inch LED Monitor

Communications:
• Wireless-N LAN card + Bluetooth

Audio:
• Beats® Audio Processing

Keyboard:
• HP USB keyboard and optical mouse

Expandability (Total Slots):
• Total Memory Slots: 4 DIMM
• 1x PCIe (x16)
• 3x PCIe (x1)
• 1x MiniCard

Ports:
• 4x USB 3.0
• 2x USB 2.0
• 15-in-1 memory card reader
• Combination headphone / microphone

Additional Information:
• Dimensions: 16.71"L x 6.86" W x 16.29”H