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| From | Sergiy Radyakin <serjradyakin@gmail.com> |
| To | "statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu" <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu> |
| Subject | Re: st: advice on new computer to maximize stata speed |
| Date | Tue, 9 Jul 2013 15:28:55 -0400 |
For memory limits on various Windows systems consult the following page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366778%28v=vs.85%29.aspx E.g. Windows Server 2008 Standard will not use more than 32GB physical memory according to their info. Will the computer be your dedicated machine? Or will it run as a server for the whole team? These are somewhat different roles. Go with more CPUs for a server, less but more powerful CPUs for a dedicated machine. On the advantages of having more memory see here: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/09/why-does-vista-use-all-my-memory.html Best, Sergiy On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Jeph Herrin <stata@spandrel.net> wrote: > 1) I have a Win7 machine with 24gb RAM and it has no trouble allocating 20gb > to Stata (12.1). > > 2) I think you need Stata/MP to exploit dual processors; whether this gains > you anything depends on what Stata routines you are using. > > 3) Avoid Windows 8! > > I have been purchasing higher end machines from Xi computers for almost 15 > years, and have always been very satisified with a) bang for buck b) quality > and c) technical support. > > hth, > Jeph > > > > > On 7/9/2013 10:08 AM, Kalnins, Arturs wrote: >> >> Hello, I am part of a project team that will likely be able to buy a new >> windows-based desktop computer (guessing around $10,000 US). >> >> The main function of this computer will be to run stata on a data set of >> 3-4 million observations and use xi to add 3000 to 4000 dummy variables. We >> have run these on a large research server and that indicates a usage of >> between 10 and 20 GB of RAM. >> >> 1) On a windows-based PC, if we purchase 64GB RAM, will stata be able to >> grab 20GB at will (nothing else will be running) and be as effective as on >> research servers that have far more RAM? >> >> 2) Can stata simultaneously access dual Intel Xeon microprocessors? If so, >> I have been advised to purchase a machine with the two processors instead of >> only one. Makes sense it would be much faster... >> >> 3) Any PC specifications to avoid? >> >> thank you for any insights. >> >> Arturs Kalnins >> Cornell University >> >> * >> * For searches and help try: >> * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search >> * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ >> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ >> >> > * > * For searches and help try: > * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search > * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/