What are you running CAELinux on?

Hoi Jacob

The following information is from System:

amdaltrax
Ubuntu
release 0.04 (jaunty)
kernel linux 2.6.28-14-generic
gnome 2.26.1

GPU 0: Nvidia GeForce 8500 GT, 1280 x 1024 (not very fancy)

hardware
memory: 3.8 GiB
processor 0: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual core processor 4400+
processor 1: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual core processor 4400+

system status
available disk space: 166.8 GiB

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500 GB disk, one partition /cae of 150 GiB for caelinux
I installed caelinux in this partition, not in /opt.
Salome5.1.2 (much nicer gui than 4.x ...) is now 64 bit, I use Code-aster 9.4 from caelinux 2009 and that is stil 32 bit.

First of all I would like to increase my screenpixels, now 1280*1024.
Is there any advantage of 1920*1080 (16*9) over 1680*1050 (16*10) for CAE (CaeLinux) kind of users?

C'est ca.

kind regards - kees<br /><br />Post edited by: Kees Wouters, at: 2009/08/08 00:47

@kees Just to correct: if you use Code-Aster binaries from CAELinux 2009, it is compiled in 64bits. Only Salome is in 32 bits in CAELinux 2009...

Concerning on which hardware CAELinux 2009 works best, I would recommend an Intel Core 2 Quad 9550 with 8GB of DDR2, an motherboard with Intel chipset and a Nvidia graphic card (9600GT or higher).
It is the best performance / money / compatibility setup today.

I also have tested it on Athlon X2 4200+ / 4gb ram, several Core2Duo laptops, and finally on a Core i7 940 / 12Gb ram.

For Aster, a Core i7 does not bring so much more compared to a Core2Quad. If you want to invest more money, just buy a fast harddisk (Velociraptor or SSD) and mount it on /tmp: it will really speed up heavy simulations.

To avoid graphical problems in Salome, I really recommend buying a Nvidia card. I have not tested recent ATI/AMD cards but on the previous generation, there was some problems in Salome GEOM &amp; MESH modules...

I understand.. personnally, I own a PC with an Athlon X2 3800+ / 2gb ram &amp; a Core2 Duo laptop with 3Gb Ram... The Core2 Quad 9550 would be what I would buy if I had the budget...
I tested on other computers.. but they are not mine