Re: hardware for Mathematica 6.0
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- Subject: [mg80029] Re: hardware for Mathematica 6.0
- From: "David Park" <djmpark at comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:02:52 -0400 (EDT)
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I recently bought a new computer and one problem I ran into was the 32-bit vs. 64-bit operating system question. It is very difficult to buy a PC (from Dell or HP say) that will come with a 64-bit operating system - even though you specify a 64-bit CPU. One might, or might not be able to install a 64-bit operating system yourself but then you may lose all software warranty. (I got the 32-bit Vista Home Premium OS.) >From what little information I was able to glean, 64-bit Mathematica is not necessarily faster than 32-bit. It mainly buys you the ability to directly address larger memory spaces. Most Mathematica applications will work fine with the 32-bit version. In any case, most users may want to clear up this question both with respect to their need for a 64-bit OS and what a PC supplier is actually going to supply before they plunk down their money. -- David Park djmpark at comcast.net http://home.comcast.net/~djmpark/ "David Cardon" <cardon at math.byu.edu> wrote in message news:f9gv7e$b73$1 at smc.vnet.net... > I'm about to purchase a new computer and good performance with Mathematica > 6.0 is my main priority. Can anyone prioritize which hardware components > (dual-core, quad-core, graphics cards, etc) are likely to give the most > "bang for the buck" when it comes to dynamic graphics, number crunching, > symbolic computation, etc ? > > I can spend up to about $4000. I was planning on using Windows XP. > >
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