Recommendations for Computer Configuration

MikeM

Hi Adam

I thought I would drop a note regarding a recommended computer configuration.  I recently got a remarkable buy on a HP G9 workstation.  It runs on Pixinsight in parallel with 20 processors.  It is equipped with a NVidia T400 graphics card which is based on the Turing architecture and has 384 CUDA cores.  I set Pixinsight up to use the CUDA cores.   I only had to pay $1200 in total and received a 3 year warranty.  I tried out the same set of data (Flaming Star) you used in the Fast Track course and ran the Step 12 full WBPP case.  I was pleasantly surprised to see it only took a little under 4 hours to complete vs the 27 hours in the Fast Track example for a 7 fold reduction in processing time.

I think it would be useful if you would give some recommendations on computer and monitor configurations for us subscribers.  I was amazed at how low new computer systems are running these days so it is currently a good time to be looking to upgrade your equipment for using  Pixinsight. I know Pixinsight forum has some recommendations but thought it might be useful to have you chime in on the topic.