Hardware requirements

[ida_carlen]

Hi, it's me again I'm trying to run DEPONS for the Baltic Sea but my laptop is too weak and the server solution that I was looking at fell through, so I need to get another computer. What should I be looking for? A lot of CPU cores, or can I use a graphic card? Do I need a lot of RAM? Very grateful for any help!

Ida

[Jacob Nabe-Nielsen]

Dear Ida

Too bad that you couldn't get DEPONS up and running on your old computer. When you buy a new computer, you don't need to get one with a lot of cores, as the processes we simulate in DEPONS are inherently serial: the agents' behaviour at one point in time depends on what happened in the previous point in time, and this is most efficiently handled on a single core. But to run simulations on large landscapes you'll need a computer with a lot of memory (at least 16 GB, but better with ≥32 GB RAM). And a fast processor is also good. A better GPU won't help you.

Good luck with the simulations :-)

Best wishes,
Jacob

[ida_carlen]

Dear Ida

Too bad that you couldn't get DEPONS up and running on your old computer. When you buy a new computer, you don't need to get one with a lot of cores, as the processes we simulate in DEPONS are inherently serial: the agents' behaviour at one point in time depends on what happened in the previous point in time, and this is most efficiently handled on a single core. But to run simulations on large landscapes you'll need a computer with a lot of memory (at least 16 GB, but better with ≥32 GB RAM). And a fast processor is also good. A better GPU won't help you.

Good luck with the simulations :-)

Best wishes,
Jacob

Hi Again, a few years later  I was wondering if the above hardware specs still hold or if there is anything you'd add/change today? 

Cheers,
Ida

[Jacob Nabe-Nielsen]

Hi Ida!

Yes, those hardware specifications are still current, and a computer with 32 GB RAM will be sufficient even for running simulations based on much larger landscapes than the North Sea in DEPONS 4.0 (which will be available soon).

Cheers,
Jacob