Dear all

We have some heavy matlab signal processing code to handle Giga-byte data files as inputs. We
are contemplating to buy a powerfull computer do handle this, the good news is I have a very
generous budget for this. Please give me pointers about workstations that we can buy. We were
thinking the OS being Windows.

Thanks in advance.
Paramonte

I'd have a look at solid state hard disks. This made a substantial
difference on my own machine.

On Thu, 2 Aug 2012 07:48:53 -0700 (PDT)
Paramonte <a...@fct.unl.pt> wrote:

> Dear all
> 
> We have some heavy matlab signal processing code to handle Giga-byte data files as inputs.
We are contemplating to buy a powerfull computer do handle this, the good news is I have a very
generous budget for this. Please give me pointers about workstations that we can buy. We were
thinking the OS being Windows.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> Paramonte

I recently upgraded my workstation in order to support massive FPGA
compiles running in virtual machines.  I specced a Core i7 and 16G of
RAM, and picked up a custom build
http://www.pugetsystems.com/obsidian.php from Puget Systems.

I managed to bring it in around $1500 pretty fully loaded (but
running Linux, Windows costs more).  They also have what they're calling
a high-end workstation line if you need heavier lifting still.

The machine comes with no crapware, fully specced and benchmarked, with
a complete BOM so that you know exactly what's in there.  I've been
simultaneously running a Windows VM doing FPGA simulation and a Linux
VM compiling same, and watching YouTube on the browser on the host OS
doesn't skip a beat.  The folks at Puget were knowledgeable and
helpful.  Overall I can't say enough good things about the experience
or result.

-- 
Rob Gaddi, Highland Technology -- www.highlandtechnology.com
Email address domain is currently out of order.  See above to fix.

I dual boot Win7 and Arch Linux. In my opinion, the unix version of MATLAB
is noticeably faster than the Windows version

On Friday, August 3, 2012 11:28:24 AM UTC+1, colin22 wrote:
> I dual boot Win7 and Arch Linux. In my opinion, the unix version of MATLAB
> 
> is noticeably faster than the Windows version

Thank you all!!

But what hardware?

>I dual boot Win7 and Arch Linux. In my opinion, the unix version of
MATLAB
>is noticeably faster than the Windows version
>

I would 2nd this.  I've benchmarked Matlab on Windows vs. Linux and the
Linux version was always faster.  Also I'd recommend getting the Parallel
Computing Toolbox, which can be used for multi-threading and
multi-processor runs.

Sorry Rob did not see your message at first. How much did your system cost?

On Friday, August 3, 2012 4:41:18 PM UTC+1, rbb wrote:
> >I dual boot Win7 and Arch Linux. In my opinion, the unix version of
> 
> MATLAB
> 
> >is noticeably faster than the Windows version
> 
> >
> 
> 
> 
> I would 2nd this.  I've benchmarked Matlab on Windows vs. Linux and the
> 
> Linux version was always faster.  Also I'd recommend getting the Parallel
> 
> Computing Toolbox, which can be used for multi-threading and
> 
> multi-processor runs.

I have had the same input from coleages. What about memory issues, which OS is best windows or
linux?