[Qgis-user] Fwd: QGIS hardware recommendations?

[Nicolas Cadieux]

Hi,
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Nicolas Cadieux M.Sc.

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From: Nicolas Cadieux <nicolas.cadieux at archeotec.ca>
Date: Oct 19, 2015 14:57
Subject: QGIS hardware recommendations?
To: Qgis Users List <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
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> Hi,
>
> We are building new (Windows 10) computers for QGIS and I was wondering if there is any new hardware consideration to think of? I don't want a gamer style debate on Intel vs AMD or nvidia vs ATI but I am wondering if the QGIS CODE is evolving toward a better support of things like nvidia's Cuda support for calculations or rendering.
>
> First off for CPU we are considering the latest i7 on the z170 or X99 chipsets. (We are not looking at zeon's for now. These are desktop and not workstations.) I know the differences between both chipsets so no comments are needed here.
>
> Any reason we should go with AMD (apart from the fact that they have more core (currently slower) which could help in muti-threaded  rendering).  Is there an advantage, code wise, to using amd64 cpu's?
>
> Video cards: any nvidia Cuda support in the planning?  Has anything been optimized for AMD/ATI or NDVIA?  Should I be looking for a particular version of OpenGL or DirectX? (I guess QGIS uses OpenGL???) How about when we use GLobe or Qgis2threejs?  Any future consideration needed? 
>
> Memory wise, we will get as much as the budget allows...
>
> Thanks for any comments.  Again, I am looking for comments more from a QGIS CODE perspective and future orientations, not a gamer hardware perspective.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Nicolas
>
> Nicolas Cadieux M.Sc.
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