Apologies if this kind of question has been addressed before, I would happily go to directed threads or links for answers.
Basically, I am trying to get a linux box with up to 3.4 GHz and 25MB Cache (fairly expense) from Dell. I want to use the box for scientific number crunching applications, e.g., flow simulations so I need optimum performance because some of the calculations can run for months.
The dell guy suggested I get two hard drives on the box, the 600GB @10000rpm for the OS and then a 2TB one @7200rpm for everything else. Initially I had selected a 3TB @ 7200rpm. Will there be a huge performance gain between this two configurations.
I plan to install Opensuse on everything (wiping the windows that comes with the machine). I need help in understand if the above configuration is possible because I recently returned a box that came with 2 3TB hard drives but I could only see one when I was install Opensuse (box was returned for another reason though).
What else should I do to get better performance. I just want to use this box for calculations, with not much day to day stuff.
Sorry if this thread is a little confusing, the dell guy is trying to get me to buy but I wanted to do some research considering the cost of the box,
Thanks,
Jay
Basically, I am trying to get a linux box with up to 3.4 GHz and 25MB Cache (fairly expense) from Dell. I want to use the box for scientific number crunching applications, e.g., flow simulations so I need optimum performance because some of the calculations can run for months.
The dell guy suggested I get two hard drives on the box, the 600GB @10000rpm for the OS and then a 2TB one @7200rpm for everything else. Initially I had selected a 3TB @ 7200rpm. Will there be a huge performance gain between this two configurations.
I plan to install Opensuse on everything (wiping the windows that comes with the machine). I need help in understand if the above configuration is possible because I recently returned a box that came with 2 3TB hard drives but I could only see one when I was install Opensuse (box was returned for another reason though).
What else should I do to get better performance. I just want to use this box for calculations, with not much day to day stuff.
Sorry if this thread is a little confusing, the dell guy is trying to get me to buy but I wanted to do some research considering the cost of the box,
Thanks,
Jay