Re: [R] specifications windows pc

2008-11-28 Thread seanpor
Good morning Ruud, What sort of tasks are you going to be doing in R? Some tasks will be faster on a single core extreme type processor, and other tasks can benefit from a multi-core processor (which run at slower clock speeds than extreme single-core). If you're working with large matrices, th

[R] specifications windows pc

2008-11-28 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello, I am about to order a new workstation at my university that will be used for R (and other research related tasks). I would appreciate any feedback on the specifications of a very fast machine. The machine should run windows (XP probably better than vista). Which chip, memory size and spec