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dashsia

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Im semi-scientist:) and I am doing some heavy calculation i am using 2nd gen core i5 cpu on my laptop and some time calculation last a several days i need faster cpu for my desktop. i need some thing heavy duty and high performance. Im also love gaming and it should work fine when i play games for long periods of time considering my budget what do you suggest for me?????
thank u in advance
one semi scientist engineer
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Without knowing what kinds of software you are running it is difficult to suggest. But I would ask if you are looking for CPU power or if you can leverage the CUDA cores onboard a GTX580, it all depends on the OS/software you are using for calculations, either way I would say get a desktop system. For a system running just a couple of GPU's a 3770k or if running massive 4-5 GPU workstation jump up to a 2011 system using a 3820k.

Just something to think about
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We need to know your desktop’s motherboard so that we can advise you.

Also, since “number crunching” and gaming benefit differently from certain kinds of processors, it would be helpful to know what kind of data processing you are doing. You don’t have to be specific, but some general idea of applications and calculations would help.

And budget? How much can you spend?

You may need a Xeon 2x E5 eight-core processor, or you may need a i7-3970X. But your budget and your motherboard are probably going to restrict you to something much less “heavy-duty.”



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thanks for your answer
Im using win 7 64bit and software is comsol multiphysic 4.3 which is finite element based softeware, and my desktop is too old. im looking for new one Im gonna change whole system.since the cpu is vital for me, i suppose, i beggin to look for it first. about budget, for now, i prefer whole system price come up around 1000$. however i could raise this money somehow.
thanks for your answers :)
 
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The FX 8350 would be a good choice for this. It does multithreaded tasks better than i5 and can even beat an i7 3770k in heavily threaded apps. If going Intel, I would probably look @ a six core LGA 2011 solution. It does appear that this software supports GPU usage as well, so I would consider getting one that does well with OpenGL. Others might be able to chime in on what would be best GPU wise.
 
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With your budget, I agree with logainofhades. The FX 8350 might be a good choice. But I'm out of my league here: it appears as if this software prefers workstation hardware over gaming power. So, I don't want to give you uniformed advice.

Also, I found something very interesting at http://www.comsol.com/products/requirements/windows/. They say, "At least 1 GB memory, but 4 GB per processor core or more is recommended." Wow! So, if you get an 8-core processor, like the 8350, then you might need 32Gb RAM in order to achieve heavy-duty effeciency.
 
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Get the i7-3770k. If you are going to be running this thing for a long time (days at a time on an i5 laptop is going to be still a really long time on a desktop) power consumption is going to matter in the long run.

On your budget any kind of decent professional gpu is probably out of your reach.
 
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I personally prefer Intel to AMD. Having said that, I’m not sure that you should get the 3770k. The FX 8350 might run your software better.

I have been studying this software, and it definitely maximally uses all cores. If you get a 3770k, then you will have to overclock it for it to perform as well as the 8350 for your application. Also you absolutely need a butt load of RAM. You will need at least 32Gb RAM, and preferably more. This means that you will need to carefully consider your motherboard and your OS. The money you save from buying the 8350 can then be put into more memory.



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It's really hard to say. I wonder if the softare optimizes hyperthreading. If it does, then, yeah, the 3770k is probably better. But this is some wierd scientific software that probably deviates from from our gaming biases. I just think we need to be careful and give the OP the best possible solution. (I still think he/she might benefit most from a workstation/CAD cpu.)
 
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