Hi,
Our most recent purchases at FMRIB were 8-core Linux nodes with 4GB
per core, and this works very well. 4GB is more than enough on
average, and it's great for the odd process that needs a lot more RAM
to be able to access a lot more. If you can afford 6GB then even
better.
Cheers, Steve.
On 18 Feb 2009, at 21:00, Chuck Theobald wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am assembling a specification for a compute node for FSL
> processing. Our researchers will be doing averages of perhaps 12-20
> subjects. DTI analysis is also desired. How much memory should we be
> purchasing per core? Our current processing indicates that 2 GB is
> not adequate, but that 4 GB probably is. Given the nature of such
> work, I am thinking that 6 GB per core should see us into the mid-
> term future. Is this overkill or reasonable?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Chuck Theobald
> System Administrator
> The Robert and Beverly Lewis Center for Neuroimaging
> University of Oregon
> P: 541-346-0343
> F: 541-346-0345
>
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