[Wien] what are power ful configurations for doing calculation

Peter Blaha pblaha at theochem.tuwien.ac.at
Sun Jul 3 20:20:22 CEST 2011


Don't use "server" processors (Xeons) for basic computer needs.

An Intel i7-2720 processor has 4 cores, is fast and cheap (350 US $ / 
processor; 1500 $ for a nice PC. And make sure to use the ifort compiler 
(+ mkl) !!!

Am 03.07.2011 19:43, schrieb physics phys:
> Dear users
> My question is for those users who take interest in installation of wien 2k.
> Kindly suggest a powerful system other than a server Core 2 Duo and
> please give the one which has good compatibility with these code.
> thanks
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