Hey all! To the point, I am doing my PhD research is field of (theoretical) quantum information and many-body physics. Recently I've got a chance to build my own workstation for running numeric simulations. What this workstation will be dealing with: - Optimization problems with some learning techniques via Python code, executed on GPU or CPU (depends on task). - Dynamics simulation in MATLAB software, executed on CPU and GPU which will be RAM heavy (typical load would be around 50-70 GB of RAM used during the day). Questions: - Looking at the highest end 32 physical core CPUs, would AMD give me a better bang for my (institution's) buck? - Single powerful GPU vs 2 lesser GPUs? - Should I insist on non-air cooling? - Any general tips for building a high performance workstation would be greatly appreciated!! p.s. assume that a budget is not an issue but every part needs to be explained p.p.s. wow this is epic, I've been using these forums since like early 2000's and my user was: https://forums.guru3d.com/members/abrams.166993/ . Apparently the mail address associated with this account is lost so I've opened a new one (maybe any ideas how to reclaim the old one?)
I don`t think you should chase after a consumer grade platform/PC, you should go after a workstation type of platform (multiple CPUs, multiple buses, NUMA, etc). PS https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-desktop-workstations But I am sure you can search the internet better than me.
