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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Yes, I have SEARCHED the archives AND READ THE USERS GUIDE and the FAQ pages, but I couldn't solve my problem that way.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal>I am seeking a recommendation for suitability of a new multi-core machine for medium-level calculations with Wien2k ver. 19. I have the following quote from Dell, herein abbreviated:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Precision 7920 Tower XCTO Base 210-AMRM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Intel Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz, 3.7GHz Turbo, 16C, 10.4GT/s 3UPI, 22MB Cache, HT (125W) DDR4-2666 338-BMDV<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>CPU clip, assemble CPU with heatsink 575-BBPB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS v7.5 with 1 YR RHN 634-BRFB <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Nvidia Quadro RTX4000, 8GB, 3DP, VirtualLink (XX20T) 490-BFHQ<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Question 1</b>: Is the proposed choice of processor, 16 cores, and the NVIDIA graphics card adequate for Wien2k ver. 19 calculations and graphics? </p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Question 2</b>: Any suggestion for a more suitable configuration would be highly appreciated.</p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>Info:</b> Immediate application will be pressure AND temperature dependent EOS to follow up on <span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Thermodynamically Controlled High-Pressure High-Temperature Synthesis of Crystalline Fluorinated sp3-Carbon Networks by Klier and Landskron, J. Phys. Chem. C, 119, 26086, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Comment 1</b>: The proposed machine is intended for several other uses, including of Linux Spartan18 Parallel Suite for molecular calculations, hence the option 16C.</p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Comment 2</b>: No networking is intended – just stand-alone workstation.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>