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Building a system to run COMSOL Multiphysics with Heat Module
Posted Jul 2, 2015, 10:08 a.m. EDT Version 5.1 0 Replies
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I'm building a lab in my university and I will buy/build a workstation to run COMSOL Multiphysics with Heat Transfer Module. I have a low bugdet right now so I should decide really carefully about my system components. I have a couple of questions about this case:
I will either buy a Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 processor or Intel i7-5930K processor but I can't decide which one to get. Does it really make a difference to buy a less powerfull Xeon processor then a more powerfull i7 processor since Xeon processors are solely dedicated to workstations?
Both of these systems will run with 32 GB (4x8 GB) DDR4 RAM. (I can upgrade it to 64 GB in the future) But Xeon one has ECC RAMs and i7 has non-ECC ones. What is the importance of ECC technology in running heat transfer simulations, in our case COMSOL? (since ECC RAMs are more expensive)
My last question is about graphics card. What is the importance of graphics card to run COMSOL Heat Transfer Simulations? Do I need an advanced card such as nVidia Quadro series or a medium level standard card would be enough for my requirements?
I would be glad if you can help me with these issues.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Dogacan Kara
Hello Dogacan Kara
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