Dear all,
I have 4000 EUR budget to spend on a statistical computing machine. I am entirely new to this - until now I have worked with whatever machine was put on my desk. The purchase is for a research position in atmospheric data analysis using the statistical programming language R, and C++.
Approximate Purchase Date:
before July 2013
Budget Range:
4000 EUR for everything (incl. shipping). This might be negotiable up to 5000 EUR.
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
The system is for statistical computing with R (and possibly C++ if R gets too slow). Heavy tasks will be inversion and multiplication of large matrices and computing statistical summary measures of large data sets. I would like to take advantage of multicore and gpu computing. Datasets to be processed can be on the order of a few Gigabytes. The total amount of data to be saved will be on the order of a couple of Terabytes.
Further tasks that are important are backup of the data files and fast network connection.
Are you buying a monitor:
Yes
Parts to Upgrade:
This is an entirely new build.
Do you need to buy OS:
No, using Linux (Debian, Ubuntu or Arch, not sure yet which is most suitable ... any adivce?)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
none
Location:
Devon, United Kingdom
Parts Preferences:
none
Overclocking:
No
SLI or Crossfire:
No
Your Monitor Resolution:
Not really important, but let's say 1920x1200.
Additional Comments:
A quiet and energy-efficient machine that produces little heat would be nice. As I said, I use the R language, which supports multicore and gpu computing, of which I would like to take advantage. At some point I will probably want to visualize some of the results using OpenGL.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
I am starting a new research position and there is a designated budget for a statistical computing machine.
Thanks a lot in advance.
I have 4000 EUR budget to spend on a statistical computing machine. I am entirely new to this - until now I have worked with whatever machine was put on my desk. The purchase is for a research position in atmospheric data analysis using the statistical programming language R, and C++.
Approximate Purchase Date:
before July 2013
Budget Range:
4000 EUR for everything (incl. shipping). This might be negotiable up to 5000 EUR.
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
The system is for statistical computing with R (and possibly C++ if R gets too slow). Heavy tasks will be inversion and multiplication of large matrices and computing statistical summary measures of large data sets. I would like to take advantage of multicore and gpu computing. Datasets to be processed can be on the order of a few Gigabytes. The total amount of data to be saved will be on the order of a couple of Terabytes.
Further tasks that are important are backup of the data files and fast network connection.
Are you buying a monitor:
Yes
Parts to Upgrade:
This is an entirely new build.
Do you need to buy OS:
No, using Linux (Debian, Ubuntu or Arch, not sure yet which is most suitable ... any adivce?)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
none
Location:
Devon, United Kingdom
Parts Preferences:
none
Overclocking:
No
SLI or Crossfire:
No
Your Monitor Resolution:
Not really important, but let's say 1920x1200.
Additional Comments:
A quiet and energy-efficient machine that produces little heat would be nice. As I said, I use the R language, which supports multicore and gpu computing, of which I would like to take advantage. At some point I will probably want to visualize some of the results using OpenGL.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
I am starting a new research position and there is a designated budget for a statistical computing machine.
Thanks a lot in advance.
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