Analysis Workstation Advice

[fruton]

Hello all,

I need to look into possible work stations for Abaqus. Can anyone suggest any good systems? I would be interested in price comparisons of 32BG, 64GB and 96GB machines with a decent process to match.

I look forward to any suggestions and advice.

 

[Sabinomecanico]

Can you provide more details regarding the type of analysis you will perform?
I have a Precision M4400 dell, @ 8 Gb of RAM and cor duo @ 2.26GHz, which fulfils pretty well my needs...

 

[fruton]

I wondered if there were any systems specifically built for analysis tasks. What are the things I should consider. I know the basic such as a fast process, lots of RAM, etc. But I was looking to see if anyone knows more about specific systems which are designed for analysis type work. E.g. a specific type of processor, etc.

Simply put my models tend to get bigger and more detailed and more accurate, so hence the need for a specific workstation.

Thanka again.

 

[DanStro]

I can't recommend a specific system but most people overlook the hard drive. If your models are very large than Abaqus will need to use the HD to store/retrieve info during the analysis so the access speed can have a big effect on the speed of the analysis.

 

[fruton]

Really good point thanks DanStro

 

[Fabi0]

There are machine builded for abaqus analysis by HP.
Look on google for "hp + abaqus " and you'll get some .pdf infos.

I've a HP DL 585 G5, quad-quadcore with 60GB of memory and it works great, even if for my kind of analysis is not the top....i wonder two or three of this server linked togheter

For any question ask!

Fabi0

 

[GregLocock]

I know of one corporation that uses 16 cheap linux boxes as a supercomputer cluster for FEA. If your jobs are big and you can afford the licenses that may be a cost effective solution. OTOH a decent RAID card may be your best investment.

Cheers

Greg Locock


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