What CPU would this guy need?

[CowsGoRoar]

This guy that I speak of is a theoretical physicist. I don't understand what they do. Will he need a power CPU to do work?

 

I'm think of a i7 because he needs to do lots of calculations and maybe some rendering.

[SkilledRebuilds]

This guy that I speak of is a theoretical physicist. I don't understand what they do. Will he need a power CPU to do work?

 

I'm think of a i7 because he needs to do lots of calculations and maybe some rendering.

Without knowing his software stack or actual workload.

No1 can suggest anything.

 

 

I've got this mate who wants a car but doesn't know whether to use a Ferrari with slicks or a Dodge neon on knobbies, which would you use.?

^Questions like this without MORE info on what the use is for, will only lead to confusion as some will not know what its for and just go with the common demoninator that THEY would use

...,...some will say Ferrari/i7 and some will say Dodge Neon (i3/FX) Both answers are pointless to the Question.

[Deletive]

i7 Xeon maybe? 

[CowsGoRoar]

Can @airdeano help me out?

[Admiaczking]

since there's no implied need for an i7 or anything by Intel he should get an AMD processor huehuehue

[Ryan Leech]

He needs as many threads as he can get his hands on

[RevoltTrain]

Maybe a Xeon?

 

(depends on his software he uses of course)

[virtualTune]

This guy that I speak of is a theoretical physicist. I don't understand what they do. Will he need a power CPU to do work?

 

I'm think of a i7 because he needs to do lots of calculations and maybe some rendering.

I would assume he works at a University with powerful computing/render farms. Also depends on what software they use. Many will actually render/compute using GPU chips like the Tesla Series rather than CPUs.

[Swndlr]

he clearly needs a 5960x and 128 gigs of ram with an xlatx board as well as exotic custom cooling solutions, with a nice quad sli or crossfire setup of course.

[virtualTune]

he clearly needs a 5960x and 128 gigs of ram with an xlatx board as well as exotic custom cooling solutions, with a nice quad sli or crossfire setup of course.

should be Titans. I reckon he could make good use of the Double Precision in Physics Simulations.

Or one of these

http://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-Tesla-K20-Accelerator-900-22081-2220-000/dp/B00AA2C1DC

[CowsGoRoar]

Some more research and it says they use calculus. Is this CPU intensive?

 

I assume since he would be calculating movement, he would use a render software. I think an i7 would be good.

[Swndlr]

should be Titans. I reckon he could make good use of the Double Precision in Physics Simulations.

Or one of these

http://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-Tesla-K20-Accelerator-900-22081-2220-000/dp/B00AA2C1DC

two titan z's in slu MIGHT be able to handle this dude's workload, maybe...

 

edit: what is a tesla card?

[virtualTune]

Some more research and it says they use calculus. Is this CPU intensive?

 

I assume since he would be calculating movement, he would use a render software. I think an i7 would be good.

I don't know the applications, but like I said before, there is a good chance the CPU won't matter much.

[s3ns3]

xeon e3 1230V3 -cheap i7,8 threads

 

5820K-cheap 12 threads.but expensive modo,ram and he needs a cooler

[CowsGoRoar]

I don't know the applications, but like I said before, there is a good chance the CPU won't matter much.

So i5? I'm running out of budget anyway.

[virtualTune]

So i5? I'm running out of budget anyway.

This is not a field for budgets Computational Physics utilizes a lot of hardware. A large number of todays Supercomputers are build for that. Can you get in contact with your client to find out what software he is using? From what I can gather online, the vast majority of these programs uses large amounts of RAM and are calculating with GPU chips. What is your budget?

[seiny]

Some more research and it says they use calculus. Is this CPU intensive?

 

I assume since he would be calculating movement, he would use a render software. I think an i7 would be good.

Don't assume things, go find out which applications they're using and then we can give you a solid answer

[CowsGoRoar]

This is not a field for budgets Computational Physics utilizes a lot of hardware. A large number of todays Supercomputers are build for that. Can you get in contact with your client to find out what software he is using? From what I can gather online, the vast majority of these programs uses large amounts of RAM and are calculating with GPU chips. What is your budget?

@seiny

I meant I'm running out of budget for his build.

 

This is a project from my school tech class.

"CowsGoRoar is a theoretical physicist who loves computer games. He needs to be able to edit all of his professional documents on his computer", don't mind the name.

I'll make a build plan later. Anyways, I was going to use an i5 and a R9 280X since he plays games, but he said professional documents.

 

Budget is $2300.

[seiny]

@seiny

I meant I'm running out of budget for his build.

 

This is a project from my school tech class.

"CowsGoRoar is a theoretical physicist who loves computer games. He needs to be able to edit all of his professional documents on his computer", don't mind the name.

I'll make a build plan later. Anyways, I was going to use an i5 and a R9 280X since he plays games, but he said professional documents.

 

Budget is $2300.

I don't quite get what you're doing, could you explain it a little more

[virtualTune]

@seiny

I meant I'm running out of budget for his build.

 

This is a project from my school tech class.

"CowsGoRoar is a theoretical physicist who loves computer games. He needs to be able to edit all of his professional documents on his computer", don't mind the name.

I'll make a build plan later. Anyways, I was going to use an i5 and a R9 280X since he plays games, but he said professional documents.

 

Budget is $2300.

So let me get this straight. I browse the web for you trying to find information on the hardware utilized by theoretical physists and you are telling me this is all for a school project that a fictional character needs, to edit his records in Excel???

NO PHYSICIST HAS A GAMING PC!!!

[CowsGoRoar]

I don't quite get what you're doing, could you explain it a little more

I'm in high school, we have a computer tech class. This is our project and we make a build for this guy. Description: "CowsGoRoar is a theoretical physicist who loves computer games. He needs to be able to edit all of his professional documents on his computer""

Budget is $2300.

[virtualTune]

I'm in high school, we have a computer tech class. This is our project and we make a build for this guy. Description: "CowsGoRoar is a theoretical physicist who loves computer games. He needs to be able to edit all of his professional documents on his computer""

Budget is $2300.

[seiny]

I'm sorry but LMF :lol:  ^^^

[CowsGoRoar]

I'm sorry but LMF :lol:  ^^^

No prob you actually tried. A couple here didn't even try and posted almost irrelevant stuff.

[c0d0ps]

So let me get this straight. I browse the web for you trying to find information on the hardware utilized by theoretical physists and you are telling me this is all for a school project that a fictional character needs, to edit his records in Excel???

NO PHYSICIST HAS A GAMING PC!!!

Sheldon does.

Bazinga!

*Reference to Big bang theory*

Edit: Now when I think about it's probably a laptop. But I guess what you're saying goes there too.